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From: bogstad@brl-smoke.ARPA (William Bogstad )
Newsgroups: net.mail,net.ham-radio,net.legal,net.crypt,net.politics
Subject: Re: S.2575 Elec Comm Priv Act text on net.sources
Message-ID: <3313@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 26-Aug-86 04:12:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 26 04:12:12 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Aug-86 20:50:56 EDT
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Reply-To: bogstad@brl.arpa (William Bogstad (JHU|mike) <bogstad>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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Keywords: Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
Summary: August 12th version posted
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In article <1661@well.UUCP> tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) writes:
>(What is a line eater?)
>
>Due to the overwhelming response, I have posted the complete text of
>the Electronic Communications Privacy Act in net.sources.  Although
>there have been some changes 12 August 1986, I think everyone should
>try to wade through it (until someone posts a good summary) since it
>could affect ALL of us.  Be careful, because just reading it you might
>think "Wow, this is good for us".  You'll have to read it again more
>carefully to see that the text EXPLICITLY makes it illegal to receive
>scrambled or encrypted signals, or signals carried on a subcarrier, EVEN
>IF it is otherwise readily accessible to the general public --- eg.
>VideoText or closed captioning!!!!!!

	First, I would like to thank Glenn for keying in the original
Senate Bill 2575.  I recently received a copy of the changes made
on August 12th and have merged them into the original posted by Glenn.
The uuencoded, compressed, context difference file of these changes
have been posted to net.sources.  The only major changes have to do
with video and satellite transmissions.  It looks like HBO, Showtime,
etc. have gotten involved in lobbying on this legislation.  Also,
Captain Midnight? would be in real trouble if he interferred with HBO's
signal again.  (Grep for video and also look at the very end.)

				Bill Bogstad
				bogstad@hopkins-eecs-bravo.arpa
				bogstad@brl-smoke.arpa