We just need to wait for the case law to catch up with the medium.
Oh, like we had to wait for the Microsoft antitrust? Or, do you mean patent laws?
I'm not trying to be combative, I just think that spam is inevitable since most politicians and lawmakers consider unsolicited advertising a necessary evil(in whatever form, I don't think anyone wants to see or hear commmercials on TV, radio or anywhere else). You didn't sign up to see commercials on TV when you went out and bought that DSS system. And you didn't tell any of the magazines you subscribe to to sell your name to phone solicitors (I think this is the most like email spam). This is perfectly legal, done without your consent, and happens all the time. You can tell phone solicitors not to call you, but inevitably one will again, because your name and number was sold to yet another solicitor.
Unfortunately, this is how business has adapted to the web - it participates in the same business practices as it had offline (in general, I mean, I'm not saying that Ebay existed offline, but the people who run Ebay had to come from *somewhere* else). Yes, it's underhanded; "business ethics" is an oxymoron. But they wouldn't have unsolicited advertising practically everywhere if it didn't work at all.
If you think having an email address is any different from having a snail mail address or phone number, it isn't. By law you are not granted any additional liberties in having an email address; if anything, the anonymity of an email address can hinder the liberties you enjoy on the phone or from a snail mailbox. Ebay will not be considered anything close to a spammer since it is considered reputable and provides the services it advertises.
well, i think technically they're just covering against the "negative 3 and you're out" rule. yes, there are more than three negative feedback ratings... ebay has a reputation on not investigating...like giving out my name and phone number to another user without investigating the nature of the complaint (it turned out that the user was looking for another ebay user, not me). I have to wonder why Microsoft bothers and what criteria they use to determine that an auction is illegitimate....there do seem to be plenty of live auctions...it seems like older software mostly, though....and Microsoft hardware (keyboard s and mice, something they can't get wrong).
This is why they have disclaimers that say the opinions of the employee (Linus) do not necessarily represent the opinions or interests of the company (Transmeta).
Haha but "return to this page tomorrow for a daily dose of reality" makes it more funny and ironic...as if Microsoft was dealing out truths from day 1?
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We just need to wait for the case law to catch up with the medium.
Oh, like we had to wait for the Microsoft antitrust? Or, do you mean patent laws?
I'm not trying to be combative, I just think that spam is inevitable since most politicians and lawmakers consider unsolicited advertising a necessary evil(in whatever form, I don't think anyone wants to see or hear commmercials on TV, radio or anywhere else). You didn't sign up to see commercials on TV when you went out and bought that DSS system. And you didn't tell any of the magazines you subscribe to to sell your name to phone solicitors (I think this is the most like email spam). This is perfectly legal, done without your consent, and happens all the time. You can tell phone solicitors not to call you, but inevitably one will again, because your name and number was sold to yet another solicitor.
Unfortunately, this is how business has adapted to the web - it participates in the same business practices as it had offline (in general, I mean, I'm not saying that Ebay existed offline, but the people who run Ebay had to come from *somewhere* else). Yes, it's underhanded; "business ethics" is an oxymoron. But they wouldn't have unsolicited advertising practically everywhere if it didn't work at all.
If you think having an email address is any different from having a snail mail address or phone number, it isn't. By law you are not granted any additional liberties in having an email address; if anything, the anonymity of an email address can hinder the liberties you enjoy on the phone or from a snail mailbox. Ebay will not be considered anything close to a spammer since it is considered reputable and provides the services it advertises.
well, i think technically they're just covering against the "negative 3 and you're out" rule. yes, there are more than three negative feedback ratings... ebay has a reputation on not investigating...like giving out my name and phone number to another user without investigating the nature of the complaint (it turned out that the user was looking for another ebay user, not me). I have to wonder why Microsoft bothers and what criteria they use to determine that an auction is illegitimate....there do seem to be plenty of live auctions...it seems like older software mostly, though....and Microsoft hardware (keyboard s and mice, something they can't get wrong).
This is why they have disclaimers that say the opinions of the employee (Linus) do not necessarily represent the opinions or interests of the company (Transmeta).
Haha but "return to this page tomorrow for a daily dose of reality" makes it more funny and ironic...as if Microsoft was dealing out truths from day 1?