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From: giles@ucf-cs.UUCP (Bruce Giles)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Cordless Phone Follies
Message-ID: <1134@ucf-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Jan-84 16:22:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  2 16:22:18 1984
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Actually, I had had the impression that it was legal to receive
anything you wanted, but there were strong restrictions on what
could be rebroadcast, recorded, or even discussed with individuals
who were not present during the original reception.  That is why
I am somewhat confused over the complaints by the HBO et al over
home satellite dishes, Disney Productions over VCR's, etc.  So long
as you don't invite the neighborhood over to watch a movie and then
charge admission, I thought it was legal to receive such signals.

But the point about microwave telephone links is more to the topic
of the original discussion.  What is the `ethical' distinction
between a radio link between two microwave horns and a radio link
between a handset and a base unit in a cordless telephone.  Sure,
the law doesn't cover them yet, but it is undoubtably more an over-
sight than a conscious decision.


Bruce Giles
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