Dazz wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:29:44 GMT, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>"Ryan Hamlin, head of Microsoft's Technology Care and Safety Group spoke out
>>against New Zealand's proposed anti-spam legislation, warning that it could
>>impinge on 'the amazing vehicle of e-mail marketing'.
>>
>>Anyone wonder why Microsoft is so hated?
>>
>>http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?si...17258&from=rss
>
>
> Hmmm.
>
> According to Mr Hamlin (of M$):
>
> "He says businesses ought to be able to send unsolicited e-mail to
> people even if they are unsure if they have a pre-existing business
> relationship with them."
>
> "This is so long as they label their e-mail as advertising, for
> example by inserting the code "ADV" at the start of the subject line,
> or "participate in an approved self-regulatory programme based on
> e-mail best practices". "
>
> lol - what a crock.
>
> Once again, it's a case of M$ dictating what it *thinks* is
> appropriate for the rest of the world.
>
> I agree with the NZ Communications Minister:
>
> "Mr Cunliffe says Microsoft's proposed "opt out" approach is too weak
> and has been rejected."
>
> ""We decided it's going to be opt-in. End of story. Why should you
> have to opt out of spam?" "
>
> Exactly.
>
> Dazz
>
>
>>Im
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>

Has anyone found this bill? This is the most sensible approach I have
heard of.

Advertisers don't pay for my bandwidth, I do, therefore I should be the
one who asks to use it.

I am curious if the law precludes someone requiring an opt in as part of
a EULA. The law will not be effective unless they ensure explicit
permission are separate from any software or hardware licensing
otherwise everyone will be allowed to extend opt in with company and
their business partners, which is not uncommon now.

The opt in should be explicit and outside any other agreement.

There should also be something that also constrains their (or their
authorized business partners) the frequency of contact. I surly don't
need 25 mails from the same entity for Viagra daily. Pretty sure I
didn't need the first one.

Winged