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Re: ridiculous misreadings of laws

  • From: Howard Goldstein
  • Date: Thu Jan 22 20:18:20 1998 
Dean Anderson writes:

 > >If anyone still cares, 18 USC 2510 defines the term, and it means a
 > >phone company, not an ISP.  Enough already.
 > 
 > Well, like I said, if it doesn't apply to you, don't worry.  I didn't make
 > the laws, and I am not a prosecutor.  

Umm that's obvious.  If you were you'd be aware that this

 > Then from Websters Dictionary, "intercept" means:

is completely irrelevant since the meaning of "intercept" is printed
in black and white in the act itself.

The subject header is most appropriate, as is the "enough already"
remark.  

(Mandatory disclaimer: IANYL)