With Intent to Annoy

Posted January 9, 2006 01:49 PM

This act still seems very unclear to me even after reading the post at Concurring Opinions.

Previously: Declan McCullagh reported that annoying someone via the internet is now a federal crime. [via]

Related: The Erosion of Anonymous Internet Speech: New Federal Law To Prohibit "Cyberstalking" by Eric J. Sinrod: Attorney Eric Sinrod discusses a new federal law prohibiting annoying Internet postings or emails that do not disclose the true identities of the writers. Sinrod argues that this new "Preventing Cyberstalking" law conflicts with the First Amendment's guarantee of the right to speak anonymously.


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