From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Jan 15 07:59:43 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA03191 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:59:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from k6n1.znh.org ([207.109.235.35]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA02938; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:59:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from zach@uffdaonline.net) Received: (from zach@localhost) by k6n1.znh.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) id PAA17283; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:56:53 GMT (envelope-from zach) Message-ID: <19990115095653.A16631@znh.org> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:56:53 -0600 From: Zach Heilig To: Mark Ovens , jbryant@unix.tfs.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Forward all spam to UCE@FTC.GOV References: <199901151011.EAA08250@unix.tfs.net> <369F1F52.650C9E6E@uk.radan.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <369F1F52.650C9E6E@uk.radan.com>; from Mark Ovens on Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 10:58:27AM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org [ 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 [*] ok, a bit "out of date", but it's the only one quickly available :-) -- Zach Heilig To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message