I know that Congress has done a lot of stupid things to restrict or otherwise put restrictions on all things tech (*cough* DMCA *cough*), but I think that if there were criminal penalties for spamming, then there would be at least a degree less of it. My logic isn't so much that fear of the law will scare people off (There are still 6 million users of P2P networks, regardless of the RIAAs attempts to shut them down or scare them with law and lawsuits), but that here there is a wider economic reason. Sure with music and movie piracy, the lables, artists, and retailers miss out on a bit of money, but it's limited to that market. Spam affects us all - businesses, government, schools - there's a more compelling reason to do something about it.
I would also wager that a larg enumber of the spam in the world comes from a limited number of sources (Though, I doubt all are American). Take out the big senders, and it cuts down the numbers - sorta like the drugs war (Take out producers and it will cut down the number of dealers and addicts), but hopefully with better success.
Well, you have to consider this: What was the original purpose of the US GPS system? Military applications - guiding missles, locating people, tanks, etc. By either having to use the US's system for military purposes, or developing alternative technologies, that limits them immensly. On the other hand, if they develope thier own, its lets them use it to whatever ends they wish - military or civilian. Not a bad idea too. Consider business - is there ever really just one person in on some business segment? No, that's bad for business and the consumer. If the consumer in this case is the European public and military infastructure, having the US be the one sending you proverbial invoices for using thier stuff isn't to your advantage.
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I know that Congress has done a lot of stupid things to restrict or otherwise put restrictions on all things tech (*cough* DMCA *cough*), but I think that if there were criminal penalties for spamming, then there would be at least a degree less of it. My logic isn't so much that fear of the law will scare people off (There are still 6 million users of P2P networks, regardless of the RIAAs attempts to shut them down or scare them with law and lawsuits), but that here there is a wider economic reason. Sure with music and movie piracy, the lables, artists, and retailers miss out on a bit of money, but it's limited to that market. Spam affects us all - businesses, government, schools - there's a more compelling reason to do something about it. I would also wager that a larg enumber of the spam in the world comes from a limited number of sources (Though, I doubt all are American). Take out the big senders, and it cuts down the numbers - sorta like the drugs war (Take out producers and it will cut down the number of dealers and addicts), but hopefully with better success.
Well, you have to consider this: What was the original purpose of the US GPS system? Military applications - guiding missles, locating people, tanks, etc. By either having to use the US's system for military purposes, or developing alternative technologies, that limits them immensly. On the other hand, if they develope thier own, its lets them use it to whatever ends they wish - military or civilian. Not a bad idea too. Consider business - is there ever really just one person in on some business segment? No, that's bad for business and the consumer. If the consumer in this case is the European public and military infastructure, having the US be the one sending you proverbial invoices for using thier stuff isn't to your advantage.