From: Lee Tien <tien@well.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 03:18:13 +0800
To: Mark Hedges <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: directed speech free? request for opinions.
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At 2:16 AM -0800 9/19/97, Mark Hedges wrote:
>I have seen California law code which seems to indicate that speech
>directed at an individual is not covered under the first amendment.
>
>If you have any thoughts on the matter, please send opinions (not legal
>advice, of course, if you are a lawyer). Also, if you know of any speech
>rights scholars or lawyers willing to answer a few related questions for
>free, I would appreciate the pointer.

I'm confused.  What in California law makes you think that the First
Amendment doesn't apply unless you speak to more than one person?  Assuming
that's what you mean by "speech directed at an individual."

Lee