On Mon, 19 Jun 1995, Eric Thomas wrote: > Incidentally, I find the part about "foreign" communication very > interesting. It appears that the US has now decided that it has > jurisdiction over the entire world :-) As far as mailing lists are This has been the claim for some time (check out the various cases against lots of people, all non-citizens who never set foot in the US in their lives, who were kidnapped by US agents, to stand trial for violating US law). > concerned, it also appears that a foreigner happily posting to a foreign > list in a foreign country would have the responsibility to obtain a list > of all the subscribers and see if by any chance one of them might not be > from the US, and if so further check that such subscribers are not under > 18. Otherwise, by posting to this foreign list he would become a criminal > in the US. I am sure the lawyers who are going to have to fight this case > will find this very interesting :-) You betcha, also very lucrative. Ever read _Bleak House_ by C. Dickens, with its material on the old English Courts of Chancery? Douglas Winship Hays County, Texas [log in to unmask] Secondary AUTOCAT Listowner MEDLAB-L