Ninth Circuit ruling re webpage threats

keyser-soze at hushmail.com keyser-soze at hushmail.com
Thu Mar 29 09:06:48 PST 2001


At 08:46 AM 3/29/01 -0800, Ray Dillinger <bear at sonic.net>wrote:
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 keyser-soze at hushmail.com wrote:

>>I think Judge Kozinski's ruling can also be easily read in support of 
free 
>>speech by operator and participants in anonymous betting pools with political 
>>interests.


>I think you are wrong.  The neuremberg files website didn't *create* 
>a motive for killing.  Assassination Politics would.  That is a key 
>difference.

You're right AP might not be protected.  But suppose the activity is different. 
 Suppose its publically stated purpose is some uncontroversial legit activity,
 such as psychic prediction contests.  Shouldn't the same sorts of protections 
should apply as in the ruling? The fact that terrorists unknown to the psychics 
might use the contests for illegal purpose (maybe specifically prohibited 
by the contest organizers) should cover the majority participants.

ks

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