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Stronger Anti-Spam Law Proposed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the seriously-quit-it dept.

NumberField writes "The fight against Spam is making for some strange bedfellows. A new bill sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and the right-wing Christian Coalition that would let individuals sue spammers for $1000 per message. What isn't clear is how they will define spam broadly enough to outlaw it, but narrowly enough to avoid making it a bonanza for lawyers. For more information, see Schumer's fact sheet (PDF), or his press release." Update: 06/13 14:20 GMT by M : The draft bill (pdf) is available.

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  1. Both Wings by mobileskimo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think the idea is for left-wingers to call right-wingers "right-wingers", but not to call themselves or anyone left-wingers.

    Equally, I think the right-wingers want to call left-wingers "left-wingers", but not to call anyone right-wingers.

    Something to do with a double standard, and not to label ones-self in admittance to receive criticism. I dunno. Does that sound right? or left?

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