[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Legal obligation to report Wikipedia

[Ray Saintonge]

Nathan wrote:
> To clarify:
>
> Article 78 of the UCMJ states that any person subject to this chapter
> who, knowing that an offense punishable by this chapter has been
> committed, receives, comforts, or assists the offender in order to
> hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial, or punishment shall be
> punished as a court-martial may direct.
>
> 5 C.F.R. 2635.704 of US Code states that all employees of the
> Department of Defense have a duty to protect and conserve Government
> property, and to refrain from using or allowing its use for purposes
> other than those for which it is made available to the public or those
> authorized in accordance with law or regulation.
>
> This is the specific Air Force regulation on Internet use.  It's in
> caps, because the Air Force does it that way:
>
>  4. INTERNET USE. GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT,
> INCLUDING ELECTRONIC MAIL AND INTERNET SYSTEMS, ALONG WITH THEIR
> ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, ARE FOR OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED
> PURPOSES ONLY. COMMANDERS MAY AUTHORIZE INCIDENTAL USE WHICH: DOES NOT
> INTERFERE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES; IS OF REASONABLE
> DURATION AND FREQUENCY; SERVES A LEGITIMATE AIR FORCE INTEREST, SUCH
> AS,ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL OR MILITARY EDUCATION; AND DOES NOT
> OVERBURDEN THE SYSTEM OR CREATE ANY SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO
> THE AIR FORCE. A GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION FOR COMMERCIAL INTERNET
> SERVICES OR FEE-FOR-USE SERVICES MUST BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO USING
> GOVERNMENT OWNED EQUIPMENT TO ACCESS THESE COMMERCIAL SERVICES. ACCESS
> TO AIR FORCE NETWORK TERMINAL SERVERS FROM HOME WILL BE LIMITED TO
> OFFICIAL USE.
It seems that in all that the key statement is "COMMANDERS MAY AUTHORIZE 
INCIDENTAL USE."  How can anyone say that he knows about an offence if 
he is not on the same base, and knows nothing about the orders by the 
commander of the putative offender's base?

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