But you guys are correct, let's ban all forms of annoying advertising... get it out of our mailboxes, e-mails, pop-ups, telephones, The sooner, the better! Notice the common thread which links all these different forms of media -- private property. The pop-ups may be a gray area, but they are similar to forcing a person's television to change channels without his permission. Keep your advertising inside the window or channel which I have opened for your content. You have no Constitutionally protected right to tresspass on, or hijack, someone else's private property against their will.
billboards, magazines, newspapers, tv stations, radio programs, those blue road signs on the interstates (I'm so annoyed when Shell is on both the "Gas" and "Food" signs), high school annuals, sports programs you buy at the event, signs at concerts, blah, blah, blah.
These are either public places, or the advertising space has been authorized by the property owner.
Do I have the right to erect billboards in your living room? Perhaps some flashy neon signs and ice-cream-truck music in your bedroom? What about my freedom of speech?
A telephone isn't a privacy right. Besides, 30 years ago it was illegal for individuals to own a phone and thus consider it private property.
My TV and radio are private property too. But I can't sign up to a "do not advertise to me" list with those now, can I?
And since you'll claim that's because I'm getting the programming for "free", then why can't I have a list to block ads on cable TV? I pay for those channels. I just don't pay so much for a large block of them as opposed to paying a full $8 a month or so for something like HBO.
What if I just like to call people on the telephone and say, "Hi, my name is John Doe and I wanted to know if you'd like to be a pen pal"? White Pages are free. I can get them from any city just by asking or looking them up on the internet. Will you then demand a "John Doe" law to stop people from just wanting to call and make new friends over the phone? The law says I can't keep calling back once told "no", that's harassment. But you can't pass a law stopping me from just calling once.