Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:56:53 -0600 From: Zach Heilig <zach@uffdaonline.net> To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, jbryant@unix.tfs.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV Message-ID: <19990115095653.A16631@znh.org> In-Reply-To: <369F1F52.650C9E6E@uk.radan.com>; from Mark Ovens on Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 10:58:27AM %2B0000 References: <199901151011.EAA08250@unix.tfs.net> <369F1F52.650C9E6E@uk.radan.com>
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[ I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV ] On Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 10:58:27AM +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > Your post made very intersting reading Jim, but, for the benefit of a > non-US citizen, could you explain the definition of "felony" in the US > legal system to put the above paragraph into context. > I was under the impression that felony was 'serious' crimes, murder, > rape, burglary etc, etc. which makes it seem a bit extreme to make > junk faxing/e-mailing a felony. Literally (from a 1965 edition of Webster's dictionary [*]): (a) a grave crime formerly differing from a misdemeanor under English common law by involving forfeiture in addition to any other punishment (b) a grave crime expressly declared to be a felony by the common law (c) a crime declared a felony by statute because of the punishment imposed. I'm pretty sure anytime there are damages [perhaps fines as well?] in excess of a certain amount (I think $1000), it is also considered felony. [*] ok, a bit "out of date", but it's the only one quickly available :-) -- Zach Heilig <zach@uffdaonline.net> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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