If they are selling anything here, they have to be licensed here. If they are calling from India, and you buy the product, and they ship it to you directly, then they'll get around the law. If they use a distributor or have an office in the US, then they can be punished.
They have the right to make money. If they make something good, and I need/want it, I will buy it. They do not have the right to invade my life with telemarketers. I signed up for the DNC, and that didn't hurt them financially in any way. I never buy anything from telemarketer, period. I only buy from door to door salesmen if they are kids and it's winter. Other than girl scout cookies and school fundraisers, if I want a product, I will either go to the store, or I will order it myself.
I wouldn't sign up for a do-not-spam list. That would just give spammers my email address. If they're offshore and can get access to the list, then the list will be helping, not hurting them.
I am all for hurting spammers. In the wallet, in the head, whatever.
or is it already protected since you pay on a time basis?
My understanding is, the fact that you pay for time spent on incoming calls doesn't protect you in any way from any call. If anything, it makes you more vulnerable, and makes registering the number on the do-not-call more useful.
It does protect you from some calls. Third-party collection agencies aren't allowed to call cell phones or pay-per-page pagers without permission. They don't have to check to see if it's a cell phone, though.
They can check, but the don't have to. They do, however, need to stop calling immediately if you tell them it's a cell phone. Unless you have an account with them and used that number to sign up for the account.
My three year old doesn't have an email address, but he does know how to start up the computer, and get his games running. He can open and close windows. He can even help his grandmother when she uses the computer.
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Mattel's pretty big, too. They make the M-16.
If they are selling anything here, they have to be licensed here. If they are calling from India, and you buy the product, and they ship it to you directly, then they'll get around the law. If they use a distributor or have an office in the US, then they can be punished.
They have the right to make money. If they make something good, and I need/want it, I will buy it. They do not have the right to invade my life with telemarketers.
I signed up for the DNC, and that didn't hurt them financially in any way. I never buy anything from telemarketer, period. I only buy from door to door salesmen if they are kids and it's winter. Other than girl scout cookies and school fundraisers, if I want a product, I will either go to the store, or I will order it myself.
I wouldn't sign up for a do-not-spam list. That would just give spammers my email address. If they're offshore and can get access to the list, then the list will be helping, not hurting them.
I am all for hurting spammers. In the wallet, in the head, whatever.
or is it already protected since you pay on a time basis?
My understanding is, the fact that you pay for time spent on incoming calls doesn't protect you in any way from any call. If anything, it makes you more vulnerable, and makes registering the number on the do-not-call more useful.
It does protect you from some calls. Third-party collection agencies aren't allowed to call cell phones or pay-per-page pagers without permission. They don't have to check to see if it's a cell phone, though.
They can check, but the don't have to. They do, however, need to stop calling immediately if you tell them it's a cell phone. Unless you have an account with them and used that number to sign up for the account.
What are the chances that the US will want to harmonize its laws with Europe? The US doesn't do anything to make life easier for anyone else anywhere.
My three year old doesn't have an email address, but he does know how to start up the computer, and get his games running. He can open and close windows. He can even help his grandmother when she uses the computer.