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Australian legislation cooks spammers

September 18, 2003 Spammers could incur up to $733,000 in penalties per day for sending junk e-mail--and one lawmaker calls on the United States to follow suit with similar legislation. TAGS: legislation, Australia, spam, penalty, junk e-mail, anti-spam, U.S., e-mail

U.K. law mashes spam

September 19, 2003 It will soon be an offense for a British company to send unsolicited junk mail to personal e-mail accounts--but not to a business address. TAGS: spam, legislation, U.K., law, Britain, European Union, e-mail, U.S., PC

Competing spam 'solutions'

January 25, 2004 Legislation and technology are being turned against spam--but to what effect? Knowledge@Wharton offers a status report. TAGS: legislation, sender, spam, burden, junk e-mail, volume, solution, approach, e-mail, California

Can-Spam Act is a start

December 11, 2003 With Congress cracking down on spam, Brightmail CEO Enrique Salem says this is only a first step. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, spam, Brightmail Inc., spammer, spamming, legislation, penalty, threat, e-mail

Who owns your e-mail address?

May 19, 2004 Standpipe Studios CEO Mark Phillips says the implications of increasing rates of spam pose a threat to the continued use of e-mail. TAGS: e-mail address, spam, law, legislation, e-mail, claim, property, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, asset, service provider

Why we've finally canned spam

December 16, 2003 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, mechanism, legislation, Internet service, attorney, Internet Service Provider, U.S., service provider, e-mail

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, legislation, attorney general, Washington, law, state, legislator, advice, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, solution, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

First complaint filed under Can-Spam

April 29, 2004 The Justice Department files a criminal complaint against four Detroit-area men under the federal Can-Spam Act, marking the first case under the legislation. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, men, spammer, spam, MessageLabs Ltd., complaint, legislation, attorney, operation, e-mail

Bush OKs spam bill--but critics not convinced

December 16, 2003 Backers say Can-Spam--the first federal law against digital junk mail--will serve notice to spammers. But critics say that by overriding stronger state laws, it would actually tell spammers they c... TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, spam, federal law, critic, law, legislation, e-mail, Yahoo! Inc., president, California
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