NODE 773fa11bRe: Ga Law/No False Identity
Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>Sat, 29 Jun 1996 10:09:18 +0800
>>: It shall be unlawful for any person, ... to transmit any data
>>: through a computer network ... if such data uses any individual
>>: name, ... to falsely identify the person, ...
You don't have to falsely identify yourself to do spam canceling -
in addition to the header saying
From: Spammer <president@whitehouse.gov>
you can put in a header with your real name
Really-From: Mario Greymist <mario@luigi.com>
or put your real name in the body, or a nym you use (e.g. Cancelpoodle)
with an explanation that you're cancelling the spam posted by the
spammer.
>>Spamming aside, this strikes at my privacy and choice of anonymity.
Well, of course - it's an offensively bogus law for a variety of reasons :-)
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