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Stephen Downes

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There are some important lessons in this item. "The U.S. Can-Spam Act is a failure... of the 547,685 messages examined, only 71 - 0.013 per cent - complied with Can-Spam." When the internet was first unfolding, advocates argued that it transcended national borders and legal restrictions. Then as it became a more established and safer medium, people scoffed at these early wide-eyed predictions. It took spammers - of all people - to hammer home the truth. What now, then, of other legislation intended to regulate the internet?CRLF

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