[FedCom] Re: "Divulging" (here we go again?? <G>

Wed, 25 Dec 2002 09:04:26 -0800

Actually the prohibition agains "divulging" predates the ECPA by more than half
a century, and goes all the way back to the Communications Act of 1934... in its
current form it's at

http://frwebgate4.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=8354322437+1+0+0
&WAISaction=retrieve

Or, I have it with the relevant text highlighted at
http://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/47USC605.htm

I lnow, "look at the Larry Gass case."  BTDT, and no other court anywhere - nor
the Congress - has found it compelling enough to cite it as precedent for
anything ever since.  Everyone (except some scanner buffs) seems to feel it's
either irrelevant or not a persuasive decision.

Harry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Everhart" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 07:43
Subject: RE: [FedCom] Fed Frequency Directory Great Information!!!

>
> I think the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 might have
> something to do with why we don't list blow-by-blow details...  In a
> nutshell, it says we aren't supposed to divulge what we hear if it was not
> intended for us in the first place.
>
> In other words...  You can listen, but you are not supposed to talk about
> it..
>
> You might want to take a look at it.  Lots if info can be found here:
> http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=Electronic+Communications+
> Privacy+Act+%28ECPA%29+of+1986
>
> Andrew
> IndyScan.com Webmaster
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of joe baeza
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 18:16
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Fed Frequency Directory Great Information!!!
>
>
> Hey Ken thanks for the really "good" information, including frequency and
> agency.  It seems to me that if the information was really that sensitive,
> it would be DVP or digital.  What's the point of this group if we are going
> to start censoring everything.  Just a thought.
>
> Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year to all,
>
> Joe
>
>
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