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From: jeff@gatech.CSNET (Jeff Lee)
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Subject: Re: Should encrypted radio be legally protected?
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Date: Thu, 28-Aug-86 10:49:27 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 28 10:49:27 1986
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>Protecting "encrypted" signals would make it illegal to receive a
>radio transmission that had been run through "rot13"...

Which brings up interesting discussion in reference to stargate and any
other projects of that sort. I write something slanderous, rot13 it,
and post it to the network (making sure that it will go through a satelite
transmission station). Someone sees it, DECODES it, and decides to sue
and I counter-sue because they decoded an encrypted radio message.

I may have shown my complete ignorance of the law (but that's no excuse :-),
but I have seen some stranger things go to court.
-- 
Jeff Lee
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