It was the misfire heard around the world.

The Register earlier this week reported that a German court had ruled that blocking email by content was illegal, stating that “The Higher Regional Court now has ruled that blocking email by content is unlawful as it is considered confidential in German law. Blocking is only allowed when, say, a viral attack is imminent.”

Only problem is, that’s absolutely wrong - horribly wrong (surprising really, as the Register is often a fine source for news of a spammish nature).

In reality the ruling said nothing of the sort. Indeed, the ruling addresses the filtering of email from one particular person. In other words, where the filter is targeted against an individual… [Continued…]