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Bob Allisat wrote:

> Karl Mamer (kamamer@interlog.com) replied:
> : ... aside from possibly the toronto freenet, the vast
> : majority of isps make you agree to a little thing called
> : an acceptable use policy that, at the peril of being
> : disconnected, requires you to obey certain guidelines
> : above and beyond those enshrined in the constitution...
> 
>  Acceptable Use Policies
>  basically say the ISP's
>  can do anything they like
>  *REGARDLESS* of any enshrined
>  rights.

No. Most people don't enter into contracts where
one person can change the ground rules at will.
This is what contracts are about, boB. They
limit what each side can do. I slice you off
a piece of my newserver if you agree to pay
me x amount of dollars a month and not
post ads to groups that don't support ads.
I agree that I won't terminate your account
for any reason except: non-payment, violation
of the law, or violation of the above agreement.
If you don't like the terms of service, you're
free to go elsewhere.

This is american law now, but you will note that a 
judge ruled that aol's wholesale throttling of
cyberpromos spam was not a violation of 1st
amendement rights. Rights enshrined are those
rights a government cannot pass any laws against.
They say nothing about what a private business
might do.

>  Simply because most
>  of our constitutions were
>  written *before* the digital
>  era.

So what? Does a print shop have to print your
newsletter?


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