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Your point still fails...
Freedom of expression doesn't extend to having a legislated, forced audience!

By the logic you illustrate here, it would be "illegal" or "unconstitutional" to

1) not answer the phone or door, if proven that you were home;

2) turn away a solicitor (phone, door-to-door, or other) or canvasser (political or otherwise) without hearing any or all of what they have to say;

3) kick a demonstrator off your front lawn;

4) take someone to court for stealing the use of a wireless broadband connection;

5) sue someone for libel or slander;

This list goes on, for sure!

Your right to freedom of expression ends when it infringes on not only someone else's right to the same, but when it causes an unduly negative impact on someone else.

Spam has already been proven to be not just an inconvenience to the individual, but a detriment to the Internet and its resources.

The "Freedom of Speech" argument was already tried every which way to justify spamming. It was quickly beaten to death every one of those times.

Sorry, this judge is simply out to lunch on this one (bored, maybe?). Anyone even thinking of agreeing with him will be similarly labeled.
Posted by: AlphaSet   Posted on: 09/14/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Your point still fails...  AlphaSet | 09/14/08
Let me put it this way  rkoman@... | 09/14/08
What does the law ACTUALLY SAY?  bmerc | 09/15/08
The key word is unsolicited  carlino | 09/15/08
You need to educate yourself on the definition of spam...  AlphaSet | 09/15/08
Previous Judgements  AlphaSet | 09/14/08
Easily distinguished  rkoman@... | 09/14/08
"Speech" doesn't include "Audience"!  AlphaSet | 09/15/08
What if the hiding is used to fool the Postmaster General  Timpraetor | 09/15/08
RE: Va. decision knocking down antispam law strikes blow for First Amendment  gswank54@... | 09/15/08
50 to 60 e-mails a day?  KeithDC | 09/15/08
How's this for counterlogic?  Taz_z | 09/15/08
FALSIFY OR FORGE  Rick_R | 09/15/08
Well,it's a Telephone call  BALTHOR | 09/15/08
Not "at once", but a lot in a short period  Timpraetor | 09/15/08
I don't think so  John L. Ries | 09/16/08

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