Don't Annoy Me Over the 'Phone

[arisbe]

"Section 113 of the Violence Against Women Act adds a parameter to the telephone harassment law's definition of 'telecommunications device': include any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications.

"The definition already excludes 'an interactive computer service', defined as any information service, system, or access software provider, which should eliminate Internet postings from consideration, unless I'm missing something."

-- Cal Lanier, Football Fans for Truth

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According to this fellow, who seems to know what he is talking about, the invention of VOIP created a loophole in the existing harassment law, which the new language closes, without extending to nontelephonic internet communication. Perhaps those of you who know more than I can comment.

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[culturalbaggage.livejournal.com]

(nods) that's also the concensus on volokh.