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- The following message is self-explanatory. The original was left on
- Compuserve by a sysop of a BBS in L.A. I saw it on a USENET
- mailing list, and am passing it on.
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- . #: 91655 Sec. 0 - Communications
- . Sb: Important warning!
- . 20-May-84 00:48:44
- . Fm: - tom tcimpidis 70250,323
- . To: all
- .
- On May 16 I was served with a search warrant and my system seized
- because of a message that allegedly had been left, unknown to me, on
- one of the public boards. This was done by the L.A.P.D. under
- direction of a complaint by Pacific telephone. All Sysop's should be
- warned that under present law (or at least the present interpetation)
- they are now responsible for ALL information that is left or exchanged
- on their system and that ANY illegal or even questionable activities,
- messages or even public outpourings are their direct legal
- responsibility and that they will be held directly accountable
- regardless of wether or not they knew of it, used it, and regardless
- of any other circumstances! Yes, it is unjust. Yes, it is legally
- questionable. But it, for the moment, seems to be enforcable and is
- being "actively pursued" as a felony. Tom Tcimpidis - Sysop of The
- MOG-UR's HBBS (366-1238). Mailing: P.O. Box 5236, Mission Hills, CA
- 91345.
- .
- . I would appreciate it if this message was spread to as many
- systems as possible so that the word may be spread to the greatest
- number of Sysops. 1984 may, indeed, be here...
-
-
- systems as possible so that the word ma