The other question, which would be fascinating to see raised in court I feel, is whether a printer is a "computer" within the terms of the law (CFAA, CMA(UK) or whatever).
You'd probably be able to question the meaning of access too - for example if you find an IP on Google and simply send data to port 9100 that's not really access, accessing a computer is 2 ways. If the law judged spamming port 91 as "access" then sending faxes or texting someone would come under the such legal acts .. that can't be within the intent of the law surely.
If other laws are used - "you sent them a message they didn't want" - then that's the end of [legal] unsolicited mail [yay!].
The other question, which would be fascinating to see raised in court I feel, is whether a printer is a "computer" within the terms of the law (CFAA, CMA(UK) or whatever).
You'd probably be able to question the meaning of access too - for example if you find an IP on Google and simply send data to port 9100 that's not really access, accessing a computer is 2 ways. If the law judged spamming port 91 as "access" then sending faxes or texting someone would come under the such legal acts .. that can't be within the intent of the law surely.
If other laws are used - "you sent them a message they didn't want" - then that's the end of [legal] unsolicited mail [yay!].