NODE bdf994d0Re: More on "Fraud" and Anguilla
"James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>Wed, 14 Aug 1996 14:59:08 +0800
At 10:29 PM 8/13/96 -0400, Vincent Cate wrote:
> Again, what I said was my lawyer called and said it was illegal to sell
> fake passports in Anguilla. The fraud was taxbomber saying he never sold
> fake passports in his post to the net of "feel sorry for me my ISP made me
> relocate even though I never sold fake passports".
He never sold fake passports. If his passports had been marked
"United States of America" or some such they would indeed be
fake. They were not fake. Who says that only generally recognized
governments of major nations are entitled to issue passports?
> > a) what he was offering actually violated Anguillan law (was there a
> > determination that selling camouflage passports violates a specific
> > statute?)
> My lawyer, probably the top lawyer in the country, said it is illegal in
> Anguilla. I don't have a copy of that law.
You should.
The fact that you do not indicates alarming willingness to bend over,
which is inconsistent with the way you represent your service in
your ad. Amend the ad, or employ more spine.
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NODE f3d71cd9Passports - "fake" vs "counterfeit"
Vincent Cate <vince@offshore.com.ai>Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:09:56 +0800
On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, James A. Donald wrote:
>
> He never sold fake passports. If his passports had been marked
> "United States of America" or some such they would indeed be
> fake. They were not fake.
Websters defines fake with "to treat so as to falsify", "pretend",
"simulate", "imitation", "impostor", "sham", "faud", and "counterfeit".
The passports fit most of these definitions. A word applies if any of the
definitions work.
If the passports had been marked "US of A" they would have been
"counterfeit". I did not say they were counterfeit (he clearly would not
be permitted to sell counterfeit passports).
So his passports are not "counterfeit", but they are "fake".
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NODE c3e41fc2Re: Passports - "fake" vs "counterfeit"
David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>Thu, 15 Aug 1996 02:31:10 +0800
I'm confused here.
Vince runs a system.
A user did something Vince's attorney said might be a no-no.
Vince pulled the plug.
Tim objects.
Right?
I suggest the cure is a law, to keep Vince from booting
people off his system without due process.
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