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Embarrass a Marylander, Go to Jail
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AOP Bulletin Friday, February 3, 1997 Volume 97:05
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The following is information distributed to members of the
Association of Online Professionals and others involved in the
online communications industry. Contacts and other information
about AOP may be found at http://www.aop.org.
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Maryland Recycles Law On "Annoying" E-Mail
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A Maryland bill that would make it illegal to send "annoying" or
"embarrassing" e-mail was introduced this week by Democratic General
Assembly member Samuel Rosenberg.
The bill got little support when it was introduced last year, but
Rosenberg hopes to play off of recent murders involving electronic mail to
see the bill passed.
Civil liberties groups argue that the law would be unconstitutional, and
that the terms "annoy" and "embarrass" are too vague to be meaningful.
If passed, House Bill 778 would amend the state's criminal harassment law
to prohibit the use of email to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or
embarrass other people, with violators receiving a fine up to $500 and
three years in jail.
A similar bill introduced last year is quietly progressing through New
York's state legislature. Senate Bill 1414, introduced by Democratic State
Senator Ray Goodman, could be voted on in the House early this year.
Full text of the Maryland bill can be found at
http://mlis.state.md.us/1997rs/billfile/HB0778.htm.
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