Regulation of Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection.

Internet.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2004

Summary:

Discusses Federal and State statutes related to the protection of consumers from unsolicited commercial e-mail ("spam"), focusing on P.L. 108-187, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, the first Federal law specifically aimed at regulating unsolicited e-mail. Examines relevant case law applicable to the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail, and summarizes additional Federal legislation introduced in the 108th Congress

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Regulation of Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail

Publisher Number:

CRS-2004-AML-0014

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