-=> Here's what John O'neill wrote Bill Funk about RE: HAPPENINGS <=-
 -> While the law does forbid us to divulge what we hear, the law seems
 -> to be being interpreted to mean that there's no sense in prosecuting
 -> unless: a) Someone actually uses the infoo to harm someone, or
 -> b) Someone uses the infor heard to profit from it.
 ->
 -> So, since TV news departments, scanner pager nets, etc., do divulge
 -> the info, no one is harmed, and no one uses the info to make money.
 -> So, there's no prosecution.
 -> However, as I understand it, it's still illegal.
 JO> TV, radio stations, and newspapers are not non-profit. They are
 JO> using the information to dispatch reporters and photographers to
 JO> gather information and photos which are placed in their broadcast or
 JO> publication which they sell for a profit. What they are selling is the
 JO> information they have gathered from listening.
 JO> How is this legal?
 Reporters and the like are exempt from these scanner laws according to
 the FCC.
 Regards Paul.
 P.S. I have the document here but it's rather large so I won't post it
      unless someone specifically needs it.
Email:  paulv@tolstoi.saccii.net.au
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