[KLUG Members] And the Spam Wars continue...

[Bruce Smith]

> >Okay, I don't remember if only email ads are spam, but the title was too
> >cute to resist. Anyway, I thought you guys might find this site amusing:
> >http://www.antiadblocker.com/
> >
> >Personally, I don't know what's 'really' right and moral in the realm of
> >cyberspace, but figured if folks weren't generally aware of this
> >development already, it's worth a notice.
> 
> I wonder how most people would feel if TV broadcasters came up with 
> something that made their commercial segments immune to "mute" buttons
> on remote controls? Is there a boundary that is crossed, or made harsher,
> by this sort of thing? I tend to think so.

That is already being done in a slightly different sense!

Some DVD's have a "commercial" at the beginning and your DVD player
FORCES you to watch it!  You can't "buzz thru it" or skip it in any
way.  Your DVD player's firmware honors certain codes that disable all
functions that can be used to skip the commercial.  (that's one reason
there are "hacks" for some DVD players)

And the worst part, IMO, is you already PAID MONEY to rent or purchase
the DVD, and now you are REQUIRED to watch the commercial EVERY TIME you
play the damn thing!  IMO, this is worse than forcing commercials/ads on
"free" broadcasts.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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