rommel92
September 23rd, 2002, 09:23 AM
I have a couple questions after reading the laws. First the cut and paste of the law pertaing to possesion of a device. Title 18 sec 2512
" manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and that such device or any component thereof has been or will be sent through the mail or transported in interstate or foreign commerce; or "
First the word interception jumps out at me because these devices can never be used for interception. More importantly, the phrase "knowing or having reason to know that the design renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, " My argument is that I know that there are many use of these devices. I hypothetically did not buy anything knowing its primary use was for hacking dtv. I knew at the time that there were many other legal uses for the device. How can they prove what you did or did not know.
Discussion and opinion is very welcome.
" manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and that such device or any component thereof has been or will be sent through the mail or transported in interstate or foreign commerce; or "
First the word interception jumps out at me because these devices can never be used for interception. More importantly, the phrase "knowing or having reason to know that the design renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, " My argument is that I know that there are many use of these devices. I hypothetically did not buy anything knowing its primary use was for hacking dtv. I knew at the time that there were many other legal uses for the device. How can they prove what you did or did not know.
Discussion and opinion is very welcome.