Appeals Court OKs FTC's Do-Not-Call List

GTRacer writes "The USA Today website just posted a report that the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (Denver) has upheld the FTC's national Do Not Call registry. In their decision, the Court found the list to be 'a valid commercial speech regulation...without burdening an excessive amount of speech.' The telemarketers had challenged the constitutionality of blocking commercial free speech while allowing charities and select others to continue phone solicitation. Interestingly enough, 'Officials in the telemarketing industry did not immediately return calls seeking comment.' Isn't it now obvious these people have a double-standard when it comes to reaching out and touching someone?" The court's decision is available to read.

Comments

Another great waste of government...

[dougnaka]

I don't get it... I'm anti-telemarketing. But do we really want more government? Much less more government involvement in commerce? They blow it every chance they get, and I'm not very interested in giving them another chance.

Apparently you all are for big, bloated, ineffecient government?

Re:no fun

[ghost.]

I work for an outsourced Telemarketing company

You're involved in outsourcing and telemarketing - and you expect sympathy here?

Add to that, the message on the front page of his/her website:
"To be viewed with IE5 or better. Netscape users, too bad. You don't deserve to see my site anyways."

Let's see:
1. Outsourcing
2. Telemarketing
3. Flagrantly IE-only website

I believe that's a Slashdot hat trick.