Creating usernames, filtering/masquerading IP's, etc. does require a little bit of specialized knowledge. Not so specialized for the readers of slashdot, perhaps, but pretty complicated for the general home computer user.
Napster et al. make it easy to find MP3's even if you don't know what you're doing. This latter cohort is likely to be responsible for a much larger portion of the traffic, simply due to its relative size. I think the music industry is trying to reign in what they can.
Additionally, even if they can't prosecute Napster users for copywrite violation, they score some media points by documenting the extent of the piracy. This could be useful in legislative or judicial action to counteract the Napster, Gnutella etc. authors.
Under the assumption that this is legit, why such a lame response? So you post a few embarrassing pictures? Not fun, but hardly armageddon.
"Man in the Wilderness" claims to be some hacking superstud. How about modifying her mail set-up so it includes her name, address, email address, home phone number and IP address on every outgoing message.
Yahoo can and should enforce their policy uniformly. If they do not, they could lose their ability to enforce it at all. They can't be arbitrary about it.
Now this point: If I'm in VA, and spam some one in CO, does the person in CO sue under CO law, or under VA law? If they use CO law, I can just ignore it because I'm in VA. If they use VA law, I can respond to the court pointing out that the person filing suit isn't under "personal jurisdiction" of the VA court. End of case (IANAL).
There was a case of some cable or satellite tv company from NY who transmitted porn in alabama or arkansas and was brought up on criminal charges and convicted a few years back now. I'm not sure what happened after appeals. At some point it becomes an issue of interstate commerce and would end up in federal court, possibly.
Also, all of those credit card offers out there have hosts of disclaimers based on the residence of the proposed applicant, even if the companies themselves are incorporated in Delaware and stipulate that the credit agreement follows the laws of Delaware. Sounds like they have to obey local state laws to some degree.
Of course, I don't really know what I'm talking about, as usual.
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Creating usernames, filtering/masquerading IP's, etc. does require a little bit of specialized knowledge. Not so specialized for the readers of slashdot, perhaps, but pretty complicated for the general home computer user.
Napster et al. make it easy to find MP3's even if you don't know what you're doing. This latter cohort is likely to be responsible for a much larger portion of the traffic, simply due to its relative size. I think the music industry is trying to reign in what they can.
Additionally, even if they can't prosecute Napster users for copywrite violation, they score some media points by documenting the extent of the piracy. This could be useful in legislative or judicial action to counteract the Napster, Gnutella etc. authors.
Rob
Under the assumption that this is legit, why such a lame response?
So you post a few embarrassing pictures? Not fun, but hardly armageddon.
"Man in the Wilderness" claims to be some hacking superstud. How about
modifying her mail set-up so it includes her name, address, email address,
home phone number and IP address on every outgoing message.
Then let those laws against spamming kick in...
Rob Leduc
Yahoo can and should enforce their policy uniformly. If they do not, they could lose their ability to enforce it at all. They can't be arbitrary about it.
Rob Leduc
Now this point: If I'm in VA, and spam some one in CO, does the person in CO sue under CO law, or under VA law? If they use CO law, I can just ignore it because I'm in VA. If they use VA law, I can respond to the court pointing out that the person filing suit isn't under "personal jurisdiction" of the VA court. End of case (IANAL).
There was a case of some cable or satellite tv company from NY who transmitted porn in alabama or arkansas and was brought up on criminal charges and convicted a few years back now. I'm not sure what happened after appeals. At some point it becomes an issue of interstate commerce and would end up in federal court, possibly.
Also, all of those credit card offers out there have hosts of disclaimers based on the residence of the proposed applicant, even if the companies themselves are incorporated in Delaware and stipulate that the credit agreement follows the laws of Delaware. Sounds like they have to obey local state laws to some degree.
Of course, I don't really know what I'm talking about, as usual.
RL
>Its not uncommon to see over 1500 emails from one spammer go through our server, I would very much like to sue for 15 grand once or twice a month.
And it would be great if every administrator along the way did the same...15 grand for you, but
millions for the spammer.
RL