From: “James M. Cobb” <jcobb@ahcbsd1.ovnet.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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From: "James M. Cobb" <jcobb@ahcbsd1.ovnet.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 18:18:54 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Junk E-Mail - Part 4
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Friend,
In its NEWS IN BRIEF summary, 11 22 95 Financial Times
reports:
BRUSSELS/LONDON - SELLING - A ban on telephone "cold
calling" throughout the European Union was on Tuesday
approved by Euro-MPs, to the consternation of direct mar-
keting and distance selling organisations. In a move de-
signed to spare people from what MEPs consider to be ir-
ritating telephone calls, a key parliamentary committee
voted to make prior consent from consumers obligatory
before a seller can approach them by telephone.
The proposed ban also applies to communications by e-
mail, raising fears among publishing organisations that
the development of the information society in Europe could
be damaged.
Ban fear, for we have nothing to fear but fear itself.
Cordially,
Jim
NOTE. The URL of one Financial Times Group website is:
http://www.usa.ft.com
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