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From: long@ittvax.UUCP (H. Morrow Long)
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Subject: Re: new twist on computer "crime" and law
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Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 09:20:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 26 09:20:53 1984
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> For those of you following the "work-at-home" legal debate which
> has surrounded some New England knitters, there is an interesting twist
> to that story which hits close to home.  As part of the relentless
> effort by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union to maintain
> that law, the AFL-CIO has passed resolutions indicating their position on
> other "work-at-home" situations.  In particular, they passed a resolution
> favoring the passage of a law regulating computer work at home similar to
> the law used against the New England knitters.  Of course, it is unclear 
> what the extent of such a law would be, but it would definitely effect all 
> those solitary hackers putting out nifty utilities for PC's as a profitable 
> hobby.  In this case, hacker does = criminal; someone could be prosecuted
> for programming at home just like the knitters in New England.
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> Joe Falcone
> Eastern Research Laboratory		decwrl!
> Digital Equipment Corporation		decvax!deccra!jrf
> Hudson, Massachusetts			tardis!

	I saw the piece CBS "60 minutes" did on this issue and it
appeared that the AFL-CIO was also trying to stamp out the advance of
"telecommuting".  Is this true?  If so, I think we should send mail to
our congresspersons.

				H. Morrow Long
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