The Federal Govt, says trolling, and flaming agisnt the law

[Scourge]

From what I can tell, the actual added language to the bill was this:

(a) In General- Paragraph (1) of section 223(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `and' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(C) in the case of subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(1), includes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet (as such term is defined in section 1104 of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note)).'.
(b) Rule of Construction- This section and the amendment made by this section may not be construed to affect the meaning given the term `telecommunications device' in section 223(h)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as in effect before the date of the enactment of this section.

And that was in reference to this:

SEC. 223. [47 U.S.C. 223] OBSCENE OR HARASSING TELEPHONE
CALLS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR IN INTERSTATE OR
FOREIGN COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Whoever--
(1) in interstate or foreign communications--
(A) by means of a telecommunications device knowingly--
(i) makes, creates, or solicits, and
(ii) initiates the transmission of,
any comment, request, suggestion, proposal, image, or
other communication which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or
indecent, with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass another
person;
(B) by means of a telecommunications device knowingly--
(i) makes, creates, or solicits, and
(ii) initiates the transmission of,
any comment, request, suggestion, proposal, image, or
other communication which is obscene or indecent, knowing that
the recipient of the communication is under 18 years of age,
regardless of whether the maker of such communication placed the
call or initiated the communication;
(C) makes a telephone call or utilizes a telecommunications
device, whether or not conversation or communication ensues,
without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass any person at the called number or who receives
the communications;

Which was amended in 1996 and where the terms "telecommunications device" and "annoy" were already in use according to what I found. The big scandal here is that the cyberstalking bill referenced the communications bill and made sure that "telecommuncations device" "includes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet"

And yet, look at the "Rule of Construction":

This section and the amendment made by this section may not be construed to affect the meaning given the term `telecommunications device' in section 223(h)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as in effect before the date of the enactment of this section.

Well, let's see what the Communications Act of 1934 defines 'telecommunications device' as...

Well, it doesn't, at least I can't find it... But it does have this:

(43) TELECOMMUNICATIONS.--The term ''telecommunications'' means the transmission,
between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without
change in the form or content of the information as sent and received.

(44) TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER.--The term ''telecommunications carrier'' means
any provider of telecommunications services, except that such term does not include
aggregators of telecommunications services (as defined in section 226). A
telecommunications carrier shall be treated as a common carrier under this Act only to the
extent that it is engaged in providing telecommunications services, except that the
Commission shall determine whether the provision of fixed and mobile satellite service shall
be treated as common carriage.

(45) TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.--The term ''telecommunications equipment''
means equipment, other than customer premises equipment, used by a carrier to provide
telecommunications services, and includes software integral to such equipment (including
upgrades).

links:
http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/1934new.pdf
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...9lT4au4:e2253:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...987zbSW:e1808:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/h...3----000-.html

[Yoshi]

Teh Jeremy could have you all put away for life.

Not when he's serving 72 consecutive life sentences...

[Dolemite]

Indeed.

[Space Pirate Roberts]

It'll get overturned the first time it's challenged

Not if Samuel "The Executive's Bitch For Free" Alito gets confirmed.

[Bojack]

This law will be so hillariously unenforcable it's just fade into obscurity and be forgotten. Then some one will remember it and then they'll bring it up, every one will go bat shit over it's infringement on 1st Amendment rights and then it will be repealed or something.

[Cowutopia]

Is this so soccer moms can attack YTMND and the like?

[arjue]

FUCK YOU ALL YOU CUNT WHORES

[Calliander]

Well that's even worse. If I can't curse in front of children, whether it be IRL or on the internet, this country is going down the tubes.

[Opaque]

My name is Brett.

There, now you fuckers can't do shit.

[Omni]

That's a faggot name.