seattlepi.com: Microsoft-backed bill would dilute spam law, state says
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Description: The state Attorney General's Office has convinced lawmakers that a proposal being pushed by Microsoft Corp. would weaken Washington's landmark law against unwanted and misleading e-mail.
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| Page title: | Microsoft-backed bill would dilute spam law, state says - seattlepi.com |
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| Description: | Under the bill, the 5-year-old law would have been expanded to require that unsolicited commercial e-mail include "ADV:" as the first four characters in the subject line, making anti-spam filtering software more effective. [...] state attorneys and Internet service providers argued that the bill would have also reduced the minimum penalty for sending illegal spam from $500 to $10, with a $25,000 daily cap. A business relationship, as outlined in the bill, could mean that anyone who uses products from the business could receive illegal spam from the company. Because most computer users have the Microsoft Windows operating system or software, Selis said the bill would give the company "carte blanche" to use e-mail to sell its Xbox computer game system or other products. Washington legislators are poised to vote any day on a pair of bills that clarify the anti-spam law, designating District Courts with jurisdiction over defendants from other states. Since the law took effect, several consumers who were able to trace illegal spam have taken the senders to Small Claims Court but have received different treatment from different judges. |
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