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Subj: I Can SPAM
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The First U.S. Standards for Sending Commercial E-Mail December 16, 2003
President George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States
The Federal Trade Commission logo
On December 16, 2003 The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was signed into law
by President George W. Bush, establishing the United States' first national
standards for the sending of commercial e-mail and requiring the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) to enforce its provisions.
"The acronym CAN-SPAM derives from the bill's full name: Controlling the
Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003. This is also
a play on the usual term for unsolicited email of this type, spam. The bill
was sponsored in Congress by Senators Conrad Burns and Ron Wyden.
"The CAN-SPAM Act is commonly referred to as the "You-Can-Spam" Act because
the bill explicitly legalizes most e-mail spam. In particular, it does not
require e-mailers to get permission before they send marketing messages. It
also prevents states from enacting stronger anti-spam protections, and
prohibits individuals who receive spam from suing spammers. The Act has been
largely unenforced, despite a letter to the FTC from Senator Burns, who noted
that "Enforcement is key regarding the CAN-SPAM legislation." In 2004 less
than 1% of spam complied with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
"The law required the FTC to report back to Congress within 24 months of the
effectiveness of the act.[4] No changes were recommended. It also requires the
FTC to promulgate rules to shield consumers from unwanted mobile phone spam.
On December 20, 2005 the FTC reported that the volume of spam has begun to
level off, and due to enhanced anti-spam technologies, less was reaching
consumer inboxes. A significant decrease in sexually-explicit e-mail was also
reported.
"Later modifications changed the original CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 by (1) Adding a
definition of the term "person"; (2) Modifying the term "sender"; (3)
Clarifying that a sender may comply with the act by including a post office
box or private mailbox and (4) Clarifying that to submit a valid opt-out
request, a recipient cannot be required to pay a fee, provide information
other than his or her email address and opt-out preferences, or take any
other steps other than sending a reply email message or visiting a single
page on an Internet website".
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