From: Mike Duvos <enoch@zipcon.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 12:06:02 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Thoughtcrime
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Tim writes:

> One word explains this and similar laws: "thoughtcrime."

An interesting aside.  A reliable source tells me that the thing that
pushed XtatiX.com over the edge was a threat by US Customs to seize all
their equipment for

"Investigation of an International Child Pornography Ring" 

Note this is merely an "investigation,"  not even an allegation that a
crime has actually occurred.  Apparently, they seize all your assets, then
investigate, and keep them regardless of the outcome.

XtatiX, consisting of two not particularly wealthy guys and a Linux box,
had no alternative but to remove from their system free speech the Feds
didn't like, in order to remain in business.

The thumbscrews of Democracy work in mysterious ways. :)

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