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  1. Re:Open to abuse by Twylite · · Score: 1 · on AMTP as an Alternative to SMTP

    Google for "spam economics". Here are some of the links you'll find.

    Even if I'm out by a factor of 40, my figures were based on a tiny 60,000 mails, and the only reason for this was the assumption that the ISP would be proactively monitoring traffic through its MTA or network in order to prevent policy violations, and would pick up attempts to send a number of messages unreasonably large for an opt-in list.

  2. Re:Speaking of rights. by Gleef · · Score: 4, Insightful · on Freenet Creator Debates RIAA

    Kenja asserts:

    But you DONT buy music. You buy a license to use it.

    The most recent music CD I purchased came with no license, nor did I need one. At least in the United States, first sale doctorine says that when I purchase a copyrighted product (eg. a book, or a CD), I own the physical product, and have a right to enjoy the use of it, and resell it as I see fit. The copyright holder has no right to limit my quiet enjoyment of my purchase.

    Copyright Law restricts my right to make and distribute copies of the work, and derivative works. If I wish to do something with my CD that would be in violation of Copyright Law, then and only then I would need to obtain a license from the copyright holder.

    There is no legal basis for an implied license with a CD/Book/DVD, nor is there any need for one.

    Computer software is different, because you almost always have to copy software at least once to make use of it (from the media to the computer). It's also different, because software (both shrinkwrap and Free) is traditionally shipped with a license in some form you can see and read. So, basically, if you see a license, you (may or arguably may not, that's a different issue though) have a license; if you don't see one, you definately don't have one.

    Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. The above is not legal advice. Eat your greens.

  3. Deduce the rate at which suckers are born by sam_handelman · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Some Spammer Has a Crush on You

    My numbers come from here.

    $100 gets 10 million addresses. It costs $3,000 to send these 10 million messages. Let's assume a capital outlay of $3,100 per week, which seems reasonable.

    A "positive response rate" of 0.1% to 1% is expected. Say 0.1%, since this scam is especially egregious, that's 10,000 responses per week, is 10,000 suckers per 60 * 24 * 7 = 10,080 minutes.

    That means a sucker is born every minute (every 59.52 seconds, actually), which we already knew.