Re: [ALSC-Forum] Re: Another model to consider

[Esther Dyson]

here's an example.

I join up, get the list, and then sell it to someone else who then uses it 
to promote Viagra, south sea islands, whatever. How do you know it was me 
and not another member who did the dirty deed.

Ester

At 08:53 PM 8/21/2001, L Gallegos wrote:

>I totally disagree.  Many memberships have such rules and they
>are enforced to the extent that if it is shown that the list was used
>by a member for commercial purposes (spam) or distributed to non-
>members by a member, that member could actually be suspended
>from membership and access to the list denied to that member.
>The rules would have to be clearly stated and imparted to the
>members that the importance of maintaining them emphasized.
>
>It is a serious offense within a membership situation to abuse such
>a list.  I believe that it would be taken seriously by the membership.
>
>Leah
>
>
>On 21 Aug 2001, at 15:53, Kent Crispin wrote:
>
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 06:05:18PM -0400, L Gallegos wrote:
> > > IMO, membership lists should be available to members for that
> > > very reason.  Of course, there must be rules attached to use of the
> > > membership list such as not using them for spam or commercial
> > > purposes of any kind.
> >
> > Such rules would be absolutely impossible to enforce.
> >
> > --
> > Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
> > kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
> >



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