From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ihldt!jhh
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: net.jokes.q & etc.
Article-I.D.: ihldt.632
Posted: Thu Jul  8 09:00:40 1982
Received: Fri Jul  9 01:59:57 1982

Transmission of obscene material over phone line is not always
illegal.  The following is from an Illinois Bell phone book
(emphasis mine):
	Illinois law defines harassment as the use of the
	telephone to make lewd or indecent comment **with
	intent to offend...to abuse, threaten or harass**...
This seems to make net.jokes.q legal **between consenting computers**.
Now if a site sends offending material that is not desired,
it is possible that they could be liable for prosecution under
this law ($500 fine and/or 6 months in the slammer).

				John Haller