[quote]1. Something I've said for years is that spam (and other related forms of abuse) are not speech, just as a brick with an attached note thrown through a window is not publication.[/quote]
I don't think that's really a useful way to see things. It just dodges the question of what reasonable limits we should accept on free speech by redefining whatever's outside those limits as "not speech."
Re: Great piece; here are a few observations
[quote]1. Something I've said for years is that spam (and other related forms of abuse) are not speech, just as a brick with an attached note thrown through a window is not publication.[/quote]
I don't think that's really a useful way to see things. It just dodges the question of what reasonable limits we should accept on free speech by redefining whatever's outside those limits as "not speech."
Re: just whine and cry more loudly
Why would you need to trademark a phone number, anyway? It's not like your competition's going to use your phone number in their advertising.