AnarchoCyphertopian technologies (wasRE: [extropy-chat]Reccommendations for a mailing list)

[kevinfreels.com]

I agree that viruses are vandalism, but I never recall anyone referring to
physical junk mail in the mailbox as theft. How is SPAM any different? Is it
simply a matter of volume or is there a larger reason you would call it
such? Personally I think I have spent more time reading about spam and
dealing with getting my mail through overzealous spam filters than I
actually spend deleting spam. I cen selectively delete a day's worth of spam
in less time than it takes for me to walk to my mailbox and back. Why do so
many people put so much time and energy into defeating it?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
To: <dirk at neopax.com>; "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: AnarchoCyphertopian technologies (wasRE:
[extropy-chat]Reccommendations for a mailing list)


>
> --- Dirk Bruere <dirk at neopax.com> wrote:
> >
> > And then the last dream of 'free speech' on the Net dies with it.
> > The answer to spam and virus writing/dispersal lies within the wider
> > community.
>
> You don't have the right to spread viruses, or to monopolize other
> people's network assets. That is not free speech.
>
> >
> > If the penalties for both were severe the problem would be vastly
> > reduced.
> > Spam is money motivated. Make it non-cost effective to both advertise
> > via spam and to perform the actual spamming. Full confiscation of
> > assets and lengthy jail time for a start.
> >
> > Redefine deliberate virus promulgation as terrorism and prosecute and
> > punish accordingly. After a few life sentences (no parole) have been
> > handed down I suspect the problem would fade significantly.
>
> More big government solutions.
>
> Spam is theft, viruses are vandalism, as well as theft of services.
> They are property crimes, a matter of common law. A persons right to
> defend their property against attackers is inviolate. Give them the
> tools to make it happen.
>
> =====
> Mike Lorrey
> Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
> "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
> It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
>                                       -William Pitt (1759-1806)
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>
>
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