Wiretap Act Does Not Cover Message 'in Storage' For Short Period (was Re: BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 2/27/03)

[Will Rodger]

John says:

>Wireless is a horse of a different color.  IANAL but
>the last time I looked, there was no federal law
>against intercepting most wireless signals, but you
>were (generally) not allowed to disclose the contents
>to anyone else.

No longer, if it ever was. It's a crime, as evidenced by the wireless 
scandal a few years back when some Democrat partisan intercepted 
communications of Republican leadership in Florida, then talked. The simple 
act of interception was illegal.

Will Rodger



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