"If individuals had sole ownership or co-ownership of
personal data, then Greg R. probably would not need to
be concerned that his contribution to a Green party
candidate will place him on the Sierra Club's mailing
list."
Scott McGerik
Hawthorne
Minneapolis
You're absolutely right; if people had a property
interest (think, microscopic licensing fees) in their
name, it would no longer be profitable to trade in
commercial mailing lists. Someone brought a suit
about a decade in VA to have a court recognize this
right, but it got bounced at a very early stage.
As an attorney and Internet user, I strongly support
it, and I think it will eventually become part of our
legal system . . .
The Minneapolis angle? Reforming campaign finance
laws -- an issue in the mayoral race -- may be
difficult until our legal system catches up to the
Internet generally (ok, List Manager, I tried).
Ross Kaplan
Fulton Neighborhood
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