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From: rp321@uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: BBS Restrictions?
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Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 22:16:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 28 22:16:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucuxa.CSO.UIUC.EDU!rp321    Sep 28 21:16:00 1985



[Does the line eater really exist?????]


9/28/85

Recently I heard rumors that Congress was considering passing a bill which
would severely restrict public bulletin board systems, perhaps requiring:


	* Registration of all BBS's as public utilities.
	* BBS users to log in with, and post their legal names.
	* SYSOPS to keep a log of all names of users.
	* SYSOPS to keep a log of all messages and access times.
	* Criminal penalties for SYSOPS whose BBS'es had illegal messages
	  posted on them -- even if the SYSOP was not aware of the message and
	  had not been informed of the message, and had not had a chance to
	  remove it!


Does anyone out in net-land know any more about this legislation, which was
supposedly going to be introduced in mid-July?  Please send mail to me,
and if I receive enough replies I'll post a summary to this net.

				Thanks,
				Russell J. Price
			USPS:   1111 S. Arbor St.
				Champaign, IL 61820


			ARPA:	rp321@uiucuxa.Uiuc.ARPA


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