encryption laws (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

Forwarded message:

> From: frissell at panix.com
> Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 07:45:35 -0400

> >If they had reasonable cause to believe you had knowledge of the key and
> >were refusing to divulge it under direct order of the court you would be
> >held in contempt until you were very old and gray.

> Two years max.  A lot less time if you followed my strategy of spamming the 
> court with daily (hourly?) screeds in which you assert in your finest Usenet 
> flame language the fact that you will never follow the judge's order.

Your contention is that the longest a judge can hold you on contempt charges
is two years? I would love to see a reference on this one.


                                                     Jim Choate
                                                     CyberTects
                                                     ravage at ssz.com