Comment Re:Just fine by me (Score 2, Informative) 1376
Hi,
UK Calling
Definition of theft in UK law is
The appropriation of property belonging to antother with the intention to permanently deprive, with a dishonest intention. Theft Act 1968,
whether under US law they can prosecute for preventing dissemination of information, refusing to look at advertisements will not come under the statutory definition of theft (well at least on this side of the pond!.) This is becuase, although an ad is property that belongs to the producers, you have also appopriated the opportunity for them to disseminate the ad and you are permanently depriving them of this opportuinity, it is very arguable whether a person is acting dishonestly by refusing to look at Ads. What is so dishonest about throwing away fliers before you read them or bypassing the window so that you do not see it?
What I am trying to say is that under UK law it is only possible to prosecute someone for theft f all the elements of the crime have been fulfilled. I think, I have just shown that the dishonesty requirement has not been fulfilled.
I am not a techno whizz ( in fact it took me about 4 attempts to actually get signed up to this site, such is my ineptitude with all things computer) but is it not possible to write some sort of code that forces the pop ups to open behind the window you are actually looking at, so that it does not annoy you and have the opportnity to look at it when you have closed the window you are looking at?
Anywway thats me for now
Quarrell
UK Calling
Definition of theft in UK law is
The appropriation of property belonging to antother with the intention to permanently deprive, with a dishonest intention. Theft Act 1968,
whether under US law they can prosecute for preventing dissemination of information, refusing to look at advertisements will not come under the statutory definition of theft (well at least on this side of the pond!.) This is becuase, although an ad is property that belongs to the producers, you have also appopriated the opportunity for them to disseminate the ad and you are permanently depriving them of this opportuinity, it is very arguable whether a person is acting dishonestly by refusing to look at Ads. What is so dishonest about throwing away fliers before you read them or bypassing the window so that you do not see it?
What I am trying to say is that under UK law it is only possible to prosecute someone for theft f all the elements of the crime have been fulfilled. I think, I have just shown that the dishonesty requirement has not been fulfilled.
I am not a techno whizz ( in fact it took me about 4 attempts to actually get signed up to this site, such is my ineptitude with all things computer) but is it not possible to write some sort of code that forces the pop ups to open behind the window you are actually looking at, so that it does not annoy you and have the opportnity to look at it when you have closed the window you are looking at?
Anywway thats me for now
Quarrell
