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From: kadie@eff.org (Carl M. Kadie)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,alt.privacy
Subject: U. of Michigan lawyers say ECPA covers university email
Date: 15 May 1994 21:02:30 -0400
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation
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According to the January 26, 1994 Chronicle of Higher Education:
   "Walter Harrison, vice-president for university relations, says
   Michigan's lawyers also believe that the institution is barred
   under the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act from
   reading electronic mail ..."

But ...

   The University asserted that the ECPA meant that they could ignore
   state Freedom of Information Act requests for the business-related
   email of University administrators. The April 27, 1994 Chronicle of
   Higher Education reports that they changed their mind on this
   second point and released the requested messages.
-- 
Carl Kadie -- I do not represent EFF; this is just me.
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