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Telemarketers Sue Over "Do Not Call" List

Posted by michael on from the tooth-and-nail dept.

Joey Patterson writes "CNN reports that 'Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government's do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over the call-blocking service for consumers that the industry says will devastate business and cost as many as two million jobs.'"

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  1. Re:Hypocrites... by xenocytekron · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't assume anything. You have no idea whether they do or not.

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  2. Re:Cost two million jobs... by mark_lybarger · · Score: 0, Redundant

    which right to privacy is that? are you going to claim that the telemarketers are trespassing by calling your "house" w/o an invitation? i can walk up and knock on your door and until you tell me to leave, it's not tresspassing. you can already, under previous laws, tell a telemarketer to add you to their DNC list and they must.

    this is effectively putting up lots of NO TRESSPASSING signs all around your property.

  3. New vocation... by MadCow42 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    >> what are all those losers whose only skill is having a big mouth and being able to follow a script going to do for a living now?

    Politics.

    MadCow.

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  4. Re:repeat after me by Robber+Baron · · Score: 0, Redundant
    "No matter what you say, *someone* will disagree."

    No they won't.
    Yes they will.
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  5. I honestly don't see why telemarketers hate this.. by linuxrunner · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Honestly think about it:

    Those of us who do not like telemarketers, will not talk to them, and would NEVER buy anything from them are SIGNING UP for the list....

    Those who like to buy stuff and chat, WILL NOT sign up for the list. Basically those of us who sign up are saving the telemarketers valuable time, by NOT wasting their time.

    Get it???

    I honestly don't see what the problem is... it's really a win-win situation for both.

    I mean.. did anyone really stop to think about it? It's not like we're all automatically signed up.. you have to choose, to not get calls.

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