~terry
Sat, Feb 21, 1998 (16:46)
seed
Currently, one of the most significant questions facing the Internet
community is the proper use of the Net's ability to mass deliver
information, of both the wanted and unwanted varieties. Known as
"spamming," mass, unsolicited advertising has become a bane of serious
(and not so serious) users, and promises to become a worse problem in the
near future. Can states regulate spamming? Is spamming "free speech"
protected by the First Amendment? Does a state on the East Coast have
jurisdiction over someone who is issuing mail messages, around the globe,
from a location on the West Coast? Our government is a government of
laws, not individuals' desires. What, then, are the laws in cyberspace
regarding spamming, if any?
Moderator: Andrew Grosso
Litigators:
Philip L. Dubois, Attorney
Robert W. Hamilton, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Mark Rasch, Attorney
Jonathon Zittrain, Executive Director, Center for Internet & Society,
Harvard University
Judges:
Justice Craig Enoch, Texas Supreme Court
Justice Nathan Hecht, Texas Supreme Court
Judge Sharon Keller, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
~olic
Sun, Feb 22, 1998 (22:02)
#1
Had a chance to sit in the first row and see the judges and lawyes up close...
I hoped that the judges would speak up on the subject of spamming after the
"hearing" was done, and give sort of a "verdict".
~terry
Mon, Feb 23, 1998 (12:17)
#2
One of the few sessions I didn't videotape or even catch. I was getting
into video burnout and around then and wanted to pump up my chi for
Bruce's talk.
So, I'd appreciate hearing further observations on this event.