I see your point, Ely, but I doubt any American court will recognize
joeshmoe@hotmail.com as Joe Shmoe's trademark, nor can I imagine it getting any copyright protection by anyone except Microsoft.
joeshmoe@joeshmoessite.org, now there I could see the argument, but still I can type any email I want in this post and I have a hard time believing I am violating any copyrigt laws. Just like I can type "Microsoft is poopie" or "Adobe Photoshop is nifty". I can email these phrases, say them, write them, shout them from the rooftops, and send them in smoke signals without violating any law that I am aware of. I don't even think Microsoft could get me for slander because I am just expressing my opinion which can be backed up. I'm not sure where you got the idea that emails are trademarks (actual trademarks cost $$ to register), but I am definately not saying you are wrong about it either. Can you refer us to a source that verifies that email addresses are copyrighted?
You said that you have to wade through the spam to get to the stuff you want to see. My son has to watch all the "stupid Barbie commercials" when he wants to watch "Sponge Bob". My wife has to watch Craftsman tool commercials when she watches home decorating shows. These are products that they will never have any interest in buying, but they have to sit through them while watching cable that we pay for on a TV that belongs to me.
I think it sucks, but I don't want to spend my tax money to have the clowns in Washington (or Sacramento) poke at it, and eventually create more problems than they solve.