A legal problem with planting a cookie in another site's domain

[Joel Harrison]

Reg 6 is absolutely not limited to network operators.  Certainly, the
ICO does not see it that way (see the ICO guidance on the subject, for
one thing), and it is often the case that people converge on his view,
whether they like it or not.

Joel

On 4/11/08, Roland Perry <lists@internetpolicyagency.com> wrote:
> In article <47FF6ED2.30002@ernest.net>, Nicholas Bohm <nbohm@ernest.net>
> writes
> >
> > >
> > > > The claim that the only persons who use electronic networks are
> network operators is patently absurd.
> > > >
> > >  I can see exactly where you are coming from, but my advisor has never
> been wrong about such things in the past. Something else for my "to do"
> list I suppose.
> > >
> >
> > I (for one) would be grateful if you could pursue this.  What you state
> may well reflect an accurate insider's view of how the matter is seen in
> "the industry," but sometimes the industry is wrong.
> >
>
> This person is not within industry.
>
> > (And does "never been wrong" mean "has always been supported by decisions
> of the High Court or above"?  If not, how do you tell?)
> >
>
> Definitions in Telecoms Law are not an area that's often tested in court. I
> suppose the closest I can get is to say "their first opinion seems to be
> what the subsequent debate always converges to". I'm sure you must know
> people like that. But there's always a first time for being wrong.
> --
> Roland Perry
>
>