money and big brother

[Brian Lawson]

When I joined this list, nearly 2 1/2 years ago I asked a similar question
about the prices of tunings of members on the list. Since then, has anyone
one been served with a court order?

Brian Lawson, RPT
Johannesburg, South Africa

TEXOMA CHAPTER
http://texoma.int.chapter.tripod.com



> Wim:
> In a not so recent case, an association was taken to court at great cost
and
> threat of greater cost because two members were overheard "discussing"
their
> own private fees. The whole association was put at risk. This is only one
> example. Obviously I am not in agreement with the Orwellian nature of
this,
> but this is the real world, where what we wish to be isn't. My original
point
> was that, given the circumstances, we need in general to be wary of even
an
> appearance of wandering on the edge of this matter. Also, again, this list
is
> under the aegis of PTG and therefore falls under association
communications.
> I would ask that we all be careful of this issue since it puts all of us
at a
> risk which is unacceptable (litigation costs), and not so unforeseeable.
> Paul Revenko-Jones