mowgli@bat.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mowgli Assor) (05/29/89)
After the (very interesting!) discussion recently about shrink-wrap licenses &
such, I would like to ask the Net about being the sysop of a BBS.
I'd suppose that there are FCC documents around (or some government-type docs)
that specify what a BBS sysop can & can not go to jail for. Given of course
that there are different ethics, there are probably also legal documents some-
where about this subject. Where can I find these?
I suppose an example might clear things up a little. A sysop here in Columbus
reads ALL private mail on the BBS, because she claims that someone was arrested
because call girls were using his BBS (in private mail!) to make appointments.
I have *NO* idea whether this case actually exists, or whether she made it up
to support her point, so I'd like to find any precedents that exist for this &
any other cases which pertain to private mail on BBSs. Help!
Thanx, <Mowgli>
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