Re: opt-out registry comments

Ant Brooks <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.ioz
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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.

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