----- Original Message ----- From: "Declan McCullagh" To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:38 PM Subject: [Politech] Massachusetts: Aqua Teen Hunger Force lights are an "infernal machine" [fs]
: So I read the Massachusetts attorney general's press release about the : Aqua Teen Hunger Force lights: : http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=986&id=1803 : : And was interested in what law the "only hair questions" guys are : charged with violating. I've placed the statute here: : http://politechbot.com/docs/massachusetts.infernal.hoax.device.020107.txt : : The law is actually one prohibiting "infernal machines." No, I am not : making this up. Yes, only in Massachusetts. : : Some "infernal machine" cases going back to 1971 are here: : http://politechbot.com/docs/massachusetts.infernal.machine.cases.020107.txt : : Each dealt with an actual destructive device, and harmless LED : advertisements don't seem to qualify. Here's my writeup of the situation: : http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6155806.html : : -Declan : ________________________________________ _______ : Politech mailing list : Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ : Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/) :
