Can this same trick be used by the consumers of ISP's to block all spam? Lets say that we sue our backbones for allowing unsolicited spam onto our access lines. We can claim that WE are losing $$$ due to to loss of bandwidth (which we are leasing from them) and ultimately time. Could we censor all this ad crap ala "RIAA vs the free universe"? Would the ISP's be liable for refunding "stolen" bandwidth and time? What damages can we claim for our undue mental anguish as we furiously try to extricate persistent pop-up ads? If the industry is going to censor everthing questionable in sight, lets turn tables and censor them.
Perhaps, I will construct my own website, copyright it, bashing the **AA's, and publishing "questionable" content, and sue ISP's for allowing RIAA to access MY site.
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Can this same trick be used by the consumers of ISP's to block all spam? Lets say that we sue our backbones for allowing unsolicited spam onto our access lines. We can claim that WE are losing $$$ due to to loss of bandwidth (which we are leasing from them) and ultimately time. Could we censor all this ad crap ala "RIAA vs the free universe"? Would the ISP's be liable for refunding "stolen" bandwidth and time? What damages can we claim for our undue mental anguish as we furiously try to extricate persistent pop-up ads? If the industry is going to censor everthing questionable in sight, lets turn tables and censor them.
Perhaps, I will construct my own website, copyright it, bashing the **AA's, and publishing "questionable" content, and sue ISP's for allowing RIAA to access MY site.
An eye for an eye?