[HPFGU-OTChatter] No One Calls Me Anymore . . .

[Przemyslaw Plaskowicki]

Cindy C. wrote (2003-10-15 15:56):

>But now we have the National "Do Not Call" list.  Since October 1, I
>have received *not one* telemarketing call.  When the phone rings, it
>is someone who wants to talk to *me,* not my wallet.
>
>So here's my question.  Obviously, the direct marketing association
>fought the "Do Not Call" list as hard as it could, but it lost the
>fight spectacularly.  Why, then, did the special interests lose this
>fight?
>  
>
Being an European, I fortunately, don't suffer from telemarketers, but I 
believe it's because telemarketers' line of defense is based on free 
speech. I mean, muting them completely would be definitely against 1st 
amendment.
Do not call list is however, a list of persons who do not want to LISTEN 
to them. And it would be again, against 1st amendment to force people to 
listen to unwanted speech. I mean you can always don't watch unwanted 
television channels, don't read unwanted books, don't discuss unwanted 
topics, but you are forced to listen to telemarketers' unwanted 
transmissions. You can always hang off, but _after_ receiving unwanted 
communication, not before as is the case in books, television etc.

On a related note, I am very sad, that there is no way to block this way 
spam. The international nature of the Internet makes Do Not E-mail list 
impossible.

Pshemekna