Direct marketers want anti-spam laws.  In a surprising reversal, the Direct Marketing Association says it won't oppose anti-spam laws. In fact, the group will begin lobbying for them.  [CNET News.com]

The DMA's change of heart, which comes as the group meets in San Francisco for its 85th annual convention this week, means that a sizable obstacle to federal legislation has vanished. The DMA, along with its allies at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Retail Federation, have previously scuttled some anti-spam laws from being enacted by Congress.

In other words, it's special interest groups that are really running the show in Washington.  This particular group is changing its tune because all that other "spam" is stopping us from reading their "spam."  It's not about stopping spam - it's about dominating it, in my opinion.  Then again, what do I know... 

>>  "the dream must absolutely come true"  [Coolstop Daily Pick 10/21/02] 

A white minivan has just been surrounded by police at a Richman service station, per a report on CNN television news...

Related:
'Man arrested' in sniper hunt.  Police searching for a mystery sniper in the Washington DC area reportedly arrest a man in connection with the shootings.  [BBC News]

Total Conjecture.  Police surrounded a man at a phone booth in a white van here in Richmond at the corner of Parham...  [Dog Door of Death - Weblog] 

Crushed passenger wins obesity payout.  A woman who was injured by an overweight passenger in the seat next to her on a flight to the US is paid £13¸000 by Virgin Atlantic.  [BBC News] 

MacCentral: Apple to be banned from Macworld Expo SF?  [Hack the Planet]

Related:
Exposed.  That's not to say CEO arrogance isn't at the root of this Macworld Boston fiasco. It's just that Jobs isn't the arrogant CEO to blame; IDG chief Charlie Greco is...  [more at Daring Fireball] 

SpamSieve  [G'day Cobbers]  Allan says this about the anti-spam software:  "It's almost like the early days again -- a game. And this time I seem to be winning." 

October 2002

 


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