Junk E-Mail - Part 4

[James M. Cobb]

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