anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.com said: a> On Mon, 20 Nov 1995 hallam@w3.org wrote:
I think it would be better to slap a RICO suit onto the company concerned. It sound to me like an attempt to gain financial advantage through threatening behaviour. Where I come from that means jail time.
a> RICO is very serious stuff. Criminal prosecution under the terms of a> the Racketeer-Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act is reserved for a> very serious situations indeed. It's true "rubber hose" stuff. a> It was intended as a tool for use against mobsters, but US attorneys a> have used it against white-collar criminals. I think, you'd have to a> have strong evidence of an ongoing "criminal enterprise", which I a> don't think you have with junk e-mail. Actually, they've started using it against vicious reversed-black-collar (and non-collared) criminals for daring to exercise their right under the first amendment to peacably protest. -- #include <disclaimer.h> /* Sten Drescher */ To get my PGP public key, send me email with your public key and Subject: PGP key exchange Key fingerprint = 90 5F 1D FD A6 7C 84 5E A9 D3 90 16 B2 44 C4 F3