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Re: [Asrg] Thoughts so far

2003-03-18 08:45:47
This is exactly right. Look at piracy. Laws alone don't work, but neither does copy-protection technology. The stongest approach to piracy is to back up copy-protection technology with anti-circumvention laws. When it comes to spam, the trick, at least under U.S. law, is to make sure the law won't be struck down as violating free speech rights.

Every legal restriction requires a technical solution too - breaking
into houses is illegal, but you don't leave your windows and doors
open. But you wouldn't want them to make it *legal* to break into houses. The law is there as a deterrent, not as a perfect means of stopping the crime.

Criminalising spam would have the effect of stopping the mainsleaze >spammers, while giving you an extra weapon in your battle against the underground spammers. It would by no means stop spam, but then neither do any of the current workable solutions either.

Matt.


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