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From: reza@ihuxb.UUCP (H. Reza Taheri)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.legal
Subject: Re: Use of broadcast material
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Date: Mon, 26-Mar-84 14:03:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 26 14:03:16 1984
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   I saw an article in the paper the other day that is somewhat
related to this topic.  Some guy was fooling around with his FM
receiver when it started to pick up the phone conversation that his
neighbor was having over his cordless phone.  The conversation allegedly
circled around drug dealing.

   After it was reported to the autorities, the man was asked to tape
his neighbor's phone conversations.  The tapes were presented in court
when the neighbor was brought to trial.  The judge disallowed the tapes
as illegal wire tapping.

   The case was taken to the supreme court of that state (Kansas?),
which ruled that eaves dropping on cordless phones is NOT the same as
wire tapping and can be done without a warrant and the tapes can be
used in court as evidence.  The article claimed that this ruling will
create a precedence.

   So, next time that you use your cordless phone to talk to your
girl/boy friend about how much fun last night was, remember that the
neighbor can be legally listening to your conversation.  I wonder if
he can claim that you are broadcasting filth over the airwaves and
have your phone line disconnected?

H. Reza Taheri
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