Did you break the law today ??

Submitted by sclausnitzer on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 9:03am.

According to this article ( http://www.ij.org/first_amendment/tx_computer_repair/6_26_08pr.html ) any IT Pro who "repairs" a PC in Texas without a Private Investigators license will be doing just that.

This leads to other serious questions for our Texas brethren:
- Will this apply to in-house repairs?
- Will your school pay for such licensing?
- Will you throw away every computer at it's first BSOD for the next three years?
- Will this allow PC techies to carry guns?

With penalties up to $4,000, 1 year in jail, and civil liability up to $10,000 for both the tech and the customer, it looks like Texas may soon be forced into "outsourcing" computer repairs.

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Scott A. Clausnitzer
Director of I.T. Services
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
1422 W. Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
P: 404-872-3593 x104
F: 404-873-3802
E: sclausnitzer@johnmarshall.edu
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Submitted by Laura Gillen on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 8:20am.

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Friends:As I begin a book-length research project, I was wondering about current research/outlining/writing programs.  Is there a preferred model at your school?  Or do most rely on more mechanical ways of noting, keeping track of and reorganizing research material in aid of a written end-product?Bill========================William R. AndersenJudson Falknor Professor of Law EmeritusUniversity of Washington School of LawWilliam H. Gates HallPO Box 353020Seattle, WA 98195-3020206/543-9385ander@u.washington.edu----- Original Message ----- From: "sclausnitzer" <sclausnitzer@johnmarshall.edu>To: <teknoids@ruckus.law.cornell.edu>Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:03 AMSubject: [teknoids] Did you break the law today ??>>> According to this article ( > http://www.ij.org/first_amendment/tx_computer_repair/6_26_08pr.html ) any > IT Pro who "repairs" a PC in Texas without a Private Investigators license > will be doing just that.>> This leads to other serious questions for our Texas brethren:>  - Will this apply to in-house repairs?>  - Will your school pay for such licensing?>  - Will you throw away every computer at it's first BSOD for the next > three years?>  - Will this allow PC techies to carry guns?> With penalties up to $4,000, 1 year in jail, and civil liability up to > $10,000 for both the tech and the customer, it looks like Texas may soon > be forced into "outsourcing" computer repairs.>>> ---------------------------------------------------------> Scott A. Clausnitzer> Director of I.T. Services> Atlanta's John Marshall Law School> 1422 W. Peachtree St NW> Atlanta, Georgia  30309> P: 404-872-3593 x104> F: 404-873-3802> E: sclausnitzer@johnmarshall.edu> W: http://www.johnmarshall.edu> ---------------------------------------------------------> _______________________________________________> You are currently subscribed to teknoids as: ander@u.washington.edu.> To unsubscribe send a blank email to teknoids-leave@ruckus.law.cornell.edu> --> See the web interface at > http://ruckus.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/teknoids to get your list > password, unsubscribe, and view your list settings.> _______________________________________________You are currently subscribed to teknoids as: lgillen@vermontlaw.edu.To unsubscribe send a blank email to teknoids-leave@ruckus.law.cornell.edu--See the web interface at http://ruckus.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/teknoids to get your list password, unsubscribe, and view your list settings.