On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 09:04:55PM +0000, stu wrote:
> This may just be fat for the fire, but I recall a couple things from my old
> CB days that might be something of a precedent here:
> The FCC allows a person the right to receive and interpret any given
> transmission on their personal equipment no matter what the source, provided
> that the information so received is not rebroadcast, (or used for illegal
> purposes).
This used to be true back when the Communications Act of 1935 was in
force. Unfortunately, the Telecommunications Act of made it is illegal
to listen to certain frequencies unless the signal is intended for you.
For example, it is now illegal to use a scanner to listen to cellular
telephone conversations.
-Dale
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