Re: opt-out registry comments
Ant Brooks <[email protected]>
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On 2011/08/03 10:22 AM, andre wrote: > And, no, not asking for the NPA to prosecute Spam (there is the > ECT Act) but asking whether the crime described (spamming) is > in fact theft or fraud, in light of the better explanation about the > actual financial loss to consumers. I do not think the NPA is likely to want to/be able to declare spam "theft" or "fraud", nor do I think that such a declaration from the NPA would be likely to result in spam getting more attention from prosecutors. > Wouldn't it will be easier to criminalise the actual act of sending spam > and work forward from there? No, I don't think so. I remain of the view that lobbying for an "opt-in" regime in legislation is the most productive way to tackle spam right now. Ant. _______________________________________________ IOZ mailing list [email protected] http://lists.internet.org.za/mailman/listinfo/ioz