Awe13.232
net.followup
utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!houxi!houxg!lime!we13!prg
Mon Apr 26 14:12:21 1982
Re: Re: Watch it!!!
Well Chris (purdue!cak), you have obviously missed the  point  of
the  article  I  submitted  concerning  Mr.  Wirths proposed bill
(H.R.4727).  Let me see if I can explain it in  some  terms  that
maybe you'll understand.

First off, I don't recall indicating by the article that I own an
'earth  station',  therefore  the  stupidity  seems to be on your
part, not mine.  I can't condemn an individual for purchasing one
of  these 'dishes' and tuning in on any of several channels where
not  only  listening,  but  recording  of  the   information   is
encouraged (I won't go into that right now).

The whole point, Chris, is that someone is telling me what I  may
listen  to or watch coming down my antenna.  If someone wishes to
encrypt their signal, that's just fine with me.  If on the  other
hand,  I  can decrypt that same signal, that's fine also.  What I
don't want is someone 'peeking' in my  window  to  see  what  I'm
watching  (what other way can we police the law?).  If I now take
the 'decrypted' signal and sell it to the people that  live  next
door, thats illegal.

Let me quote the real 'clincher' in  the  article;  "it  will  be
punishable  by  fine  and/or  prison  sentence  for  unauthorized
reception of *any* radio transmission unless  they  are  intended
for use by the general public."

Do you own a 'police scanner'? (I don't)  Do  you  have  a  'Fuzz
Buster'? (I don't)  These both receive transmissions not intended
for use by the general public.  I feel that the use  of  a  'Fuzz
Buster'  is  illegal  (that  is,  if you slow down after you have
detected the 'beam').  If you want  to  have  one  in  your  car,
that's your right, but don't use it to evade the law!

Finally, when you grow up and get a job, you'll have some 'extra'
money  to  'dump' into what may appear to be frivolity...  You'll
enjoy it!

Phil Gunsul -- lime!we13

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