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| Newer page: | version 14 | Last edited on Friday, May 28, 2004 8:51:49 am | by zcat(1) | Revert |
| Older page: | version 12 | Last edited on Friday, May 28, 2004 5:00:33 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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zcat(1): seconded.
SamJansen: I believe it should be a criminal offense. The penalty should range from a fine (perhaps thousands of dollars) to a short-term prison sentence; in the order of a few months.
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+DanielLawson: apropos of both of the above points: http://slate.msn.com/id/2101297/ and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/20/italy_p2p_law/. The former is tongue in cheek (as were Perry and zcat's comments I believe). The latter is current law in place in Italy, and I think is on the right track
MatthiasDallmeier: A ban from connecting to the Internet.
21. Should contraventions give rise to criminal or civil penalties?
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22. Should the responsible enforcement agency be given the ability to obtain search warrants conferring powers of entry, search and seizure?
SamJansen: Yes. This really needs to be the case.
-zcat(1): Since spammers are an exceptionally low-life form of psychopath
, it is felt by many that they may try to 'frame' legitimate mailing lists in order to hurt honest retailers in competition, draw attention away from themselves, or merely confuse the whole issue of legitimate vs. unwanted commercial mail. Any agency investigating spam needs to be aware that spammers are often completely devoid of normal human ethics.
+zcat(1): Since spammers are an exceptionally low-life form of sociopath
, it is felt by many that they may try to 'frame' legitimate mailing lists in order to hurt honest retailers in competition, draw attention away from themselves, or merely confuse the whole issue of legitimate vs. unwanted commercial mail. Any agency investigating spam needs to be aware that spammers are often completely devoid of normal human ethics.
