On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 12:22:46PM -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
2. AUPs with backbone providers/hosting services (industry self-regulation)
I oppose these because I don't think some organization should have control of my speech simply because I purchase a service from them. If I buy, for
It would be part of the terms of service, aka the contract. It doesn't "violate the spirit of the 1st" (except for leftists) any more than a contract clause that says "thou shalt not launch DDoS attacks." If anything, by allowing private rules to flourish, it would expand the "spirit of the 1st." Finally, if you don't want your "speech controlled," take your business to a place that allows spammers. Similarly, if you want to publish racist or left-wing agitprop, I am under no obligation to allow you to use my printing press; take your business elsewhere. -Declan