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The "Yes, You Can Spam" Act of 2003 | 64 comments (64 topical) | Post A Comment
It has real teeth -- for the spammers[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#11)
by Ed Foster on Tue Nov 25, 2003 at 06:12:28 PM PDT

This bill legalizes spam. It means the spam message's "Murk" notice is no longer a lie. Proving a spammer is violating this law will be next to impossible, and the FTC isn't going to bother prosecuting small time violators anyway.

Think about what that means. Although the bill claims neutrality on this point, it almost certainly means ISPs will have to give up enforcing terms of usage that prohibit spamming by their customers. How can they deprive anyone of their email account for doing something that is now clearly legal? Instead, ISPs are much likely to compete in offering the most spam-friendly services. Many have been doing so anyway, and now they will have legal cover.

And I am really concerned about what this will ultimately do to the blacklists run by Spamhaus, Spamcop, etc. If the ISPs no longer prohibit spamming, enforcement of the blacklists will be much dicier. The spammers have always talked about suing them; as a result of this law, they might actually be able to do it.

Ed Foster



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Terms of use[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#14)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 26, 2003 at 07:04:58 AM PDT

Just because something is legaly permissable doesn't mean it can't be contractually prohibited.

Trade secrets, for one thing, couldn't exist otherwise.

One thing we can do is complain, create form letters , attach the offending spam and send them to the FTC, your congress critters, and the sender.  This can be at least partially automated.

The DMA doesn't publish its email address, but their industry news site (www.dmnews.com) does, so they could be added to the list.

If you only do it when you get spam, its free speech, not a mail bomb.

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yes[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#39)
by maderikapapa on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 06:47:25 PM PDT

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Spam Me, Spam You.[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#22)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 26, 2003 at 10:13:06 PM PDT

I already receive upwards of 2-300 spams in some of my email accounts DAILY! No, they are not common account names. Some ISP's do nothing, you should know. F**k our greedy, mindless governmental bodies. Email, for me, without establishing new accounts almost monthly, is just about useless, NOW. Meltdown is on the way and I say bring it on. Bring it all to a stand-still. Clog every pipe there is and raise my rates and I'll go back to raquetball. Also, am starting to change my thinking on DRM and Activation schemes. Good luck Adobe, MS, Quark, Intuit, et al. Watch me find alternatives.

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yes[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#54)
by maderikapapa on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 06:50:24 PM PDT

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yes[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#61)
by maderikapapa on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 06:51:42 PM PDT

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