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Spammers Pleased with 'Anti'-Spam Act

grung0r writes "A post at Ed Foster's Gripelog explains why the new anti-spam law that Congress is passing isn't a good idea: 'it's clear that only the Direct Marketing Association, Microsoft, AOL and a handful of others had any input into the law, because it's carefully crafted to allow the big marketers free reign. And the loopholes it provides them will be more than big enough to provide aid and comfort for the smallest and sleaziest of spammers as well.' More about the problems with the law can be found at cauce.org." The direct marketers are dancing in the streets over it.

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  1. Whats the point? by CrackedButter · · Score: 1, Troll

    Of having a civilisation if all people are going to do is constantly undermine everything people work for? It could be a hit and a miss with this post but i am unhappy with all the news i hear. I stopped watching TV because its so depressing and now where ever i go on the net, there is conflict after conflict. Its seems that no matter what we create for the benefit of everybody there is countless others who will undermine it and more importantly get away with it. Everything can have a negative effect on society but it seems everybody wants to rob or cheat it. But if its a way of life where does it get everybody? The people who cheat eventually die and leave a shithole for the rest of us.