On 17 Aug 95 at 10:24, Kevin J. Sinclair wrote:
 
> What happens if someone takes the telephone and does the equivalent
> of a spam?  What if they hooked the phone to their pc, and had it
> dial number after number, and play some kind of recording to each
> person that answered?
 
What you are refering too is automated telemarketing and it is
illegal in most states (maybe all).
 
> I don't know much about these kind of laws but there ought to be
> some kind of harrassment laws out there...
 
There are, although the internet is a democratic anarchy where the
users set the standards that they choose to function under, so there
is a lot of grey area involved.
 
Don't worry, once the lawyers figure out how to generate fees and
lawsuits off of the net the whole thing will get buried in
regulations.