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title: Different approach to spam
date: "2002-08-21T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1216
description: I explore a clever yet questionable method for fighting spam by Habeas, which embeds haikus into emails to transform unsolicited messages into copyright violations, making them legally actionable in ways traditional anti-spam measures aren't.
keywords: [habeas, haiku, spam, copyright law, email filtering, anti-spam legislation]
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A [different approach to spam](http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,54645,00.html). Habeas is using haikus to morph spam into copyright violation -- making it more prosecutable. Clever, but practical?