Re: spam (fwd) (edit error on previous)

Glenn writes:

> I would imagine that your membership of the mailing
> list would constitute consent. Of course even if it
> did not, this would hardly be the first time
> a law has created an absurd situation.
Exactly.  My point is that, without jurisprudence and precedent, there's no
telling whether a specific law (common or statutory) will be applicable to a
given situation.  And sometimes courts and judges make bizarre decisions.