> Could there not be an argument that unwanted advertising, delivered
> without warning, is an offence under the computer misuse act.
The Computer Misuse act covers:
1.Unauthorised access to computer material.
2.Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate
commission of further offences.
3.Unauthorised modification of computer material.
I don't see how unwanted advertising would be addressed - indeed, any
attempt to remove the advertising or modify the download in anyway is
likely to fall foul of section 3.
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> If I go to a site xyz.com I expect, and am prepared to pay the costs
> (well my institution will pay the costs) of information delivered from
> that site. It does not necessarilly follow that that I am prepared to
> accept advertising, which will cost me money (in terms of bytes recieved
> across/under the Atlantic), from a third party (adverts.pqz.com), to
> support xyz.com, without warning and a positive acceptance on my part of
> extra costs.
I think this is a little bit of "having your cake and eating it". Few
people want to download advertising - but we should also consider that
the information provider may only be able or willing to provide the
service you want by generating revenue from advertising. Taking your
arguement to the extreme, we would have to be able to filter
advertising from TV and radio too (if only!).
Cheers,
Colin
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University of Southampton
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