From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:23:01 +0800
To: tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Re: "German service cuts Net access" (to Santa Cruz)
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> As a point of information, the operators of the "Amateur Action" bulletin
> board in Fremont, California are now sitting in prison because they
> e-mailed material fully legal in California but illegal (the court
> determined) in Memphis, Tennessee.

Actually, it wasn't because of what they emailed, but rather the
owner/operators of AA BBS snail-mailed a video cassette that contained
"pornographic" materials.  Unfortunately it sets a bad precedent
nonetheless.

-derek