On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
> <http://www.directmag.com/content/newsline/main.html#81>
>
> This one hasn't gotten much (if any) real press, but has the
> potential to set some really important legal precedents. I
> think it has the potential to really define a lot of issues,
> depending on how it plays out.
As you may have noticed, I'm strongly opposed to unverified
$ubscriptions... This could be a very important case indeed. I
did note that the language war has already begun. The article
called verified $ubscriptions "double opt-in". Reminds me of the
never-ending abortion debate: "Pro Life" vs "Anti Abortion" and
"Pro Choice" vs "Baby Killers".
I suspect that yesmail will loose on the grounds that freedom of
speech has never included the right to force any audience of your
choosing to listen. RBL is a voluntary association. RBL
participants are at liberty to choose not to listen to systems
that meet RBL's black-list criteria. As I said, I'm biased.
We'll see what the courts say.
- murr -
