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Court Ruling: Spam Has Constitutional Protection
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Spammers can rejoice. It appears that spamming is protected as a constitutional right. The Virginia Supreme Court has rules:
“…The unanimous ruling Friday reversed the conviction of a man once considered one of the world’s most prolific spammers. The court agreed with Jeremy Jaynes’ claim that the anti-spam law violates free speech protections under the First Amendment.”
link: Va. court strikes down anti-spam law
Therefore, Jeremy Jaynes was not just spamming and wasting hundreds of people’s hours. He was engaging in free speech. Perhaps this will mean that the inbox will have a bit more activity now from others who want to exercise their constitutional rights.
Catherine Forsythe
3 Comments
Michael G
September 13th, 2008
at 4:41am
What about the rest of us?
Tinman
September 14th, 2008
at 6:21pm
Uh huh, but how about this; “I” have to pay for my internet service which includes email, not him. It’s MY email account that “I” have to pay for. It may be his right to express himself, but it’s MY right NOT to listen to whatever he has to say. And I don’t want to hear the “just delete he email” arguement. Spam takes up MY bandwidth and MY time, I don’t want it in my in-box. Now if they want to pay me, say $1.00 per message, I’d be more than happy to receive & then delete them…..
Frank Schnyder
September 23rd, 2008
at 5:58pm
It is just really advertising. I love it when people at work call my helpdesk from the marketing department and want it to stop. I’m like “isn’t this what YOU do?” Might as well complain about TV commercials, I guess.
I’d accept $.01 per message. I’d still be rollin’ in it.
BTW, I love your posts, Catherine!