On Jul 27, 2005, at 11:37 AM, Steve Totaro wrote:
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Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] CID Spoofing
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Dovid B wrote:
Does anyone know if CID spoofing is legal ? I was thinking about
offering such services. There seems to be a big market for it. The
markup is 400%. (Costs 2 cents a minute and you can resell it for 8
cents a minute). Thanks. Dovid
Ask your attorney, not the armchair lawyers on -biz.
Notwithstanding, if the service is used fraudulently, and you "knew or
should have known" of the fraudulent use, you could potentially be
held
liable for damages. So, you must screen your clients very closely.
-alex
Or not at all.
I have to pitch in here since my wife *is* an attorney...
This is not a good idea for many reasons. Flipping the business model
on its head, you really need to look at what honest purpose this would
serve. I, for one, cannot think of one, and if the purpose of your
product is a majority of dishonesty versus honesty, you're going to
have a problem in court. And you WILL find yourself there at some point
just by virtue of being a business owner. There's also another issue
that you'd be exposing yourself to called "attractive nuisance" wherein
if you create something that entices someone into doing something
fraudulent or harmful to themselves or others, you're liable. End of
story.
Sorry to be a wet blanket here, but there are plenty of good ways to
make >400% margins in telephony. Hey, you might try starting a VoIP
ITSP that believes in reliability and customer service... that'd make
millions! :-)
-Rob.
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