Nick Rout wrote:
Making it illegal would not affect his efforts, which all emanate from
overseas. other jurisdictions make it illegal, without a jot of difference to the
spam load.
Unless of course he is a NZ person sending it , in which case NZ law could apply. It just wouldn't stop a lot of the overseas spam.
For the legal types (not me) or those interested the is a new book just out on internet law and how it relates to NZ -- Fairly dry as I think it is for legal types but well worth a trawl through.(I am about half way through :-) Written by a NZ judge University law library has 4 copies.
Author: Harvey, David, 1946 Dec. 31-
Subject: Computer networks -- Law and legislation -- New Zealand.
Internet -- Law and legislation -- New Zealand.
Other title: Internet.law.nz
Internet law New Zealand
Published: Wellington, N.Z. : LexisNexis, 2003.
Description: xliv, 572 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0408716509 (pbk.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject: Re: OT but close to our hearts Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 22:32 From: Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 14:09, you wrote:
I'm going to talk to the right people to make sure this guy is never allowed an account with paradise or clearnet. It is totally against TelstraClear's policy to support these scum who are a scourge to our other customers.
Actually what is needed more than anything else is a concerted effort to get the law changed so that the offensive behavior that these public nuisances inflict on the rest of us can have legal sanctions.
While tiny little NZ doing this would probably have next to no effect on the total of the world's spam load it would demonstrate to the rest of the world that something can be done about the problem. It would also ensure that the said Mr. Atkinson and his ilk could have a very secure habitation for a while.
I think that the Press did a great job exposing Mr. Atkinson. A little bit of digging in the public records could find more details about him I'm sure.
-- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
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-- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
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