Bush Makes Internet Annoyance a Federal Crime, CNET Reports

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Bush Makes Internet Annoyance a Federal Crime, CNET Reports

Posted on Jan 9, 2006

CNET: Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.

It’s no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.

In other words, it’s OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess. | story
This interpretation has its critics: here or here.

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