The bill has been welcomed by those that see it as a way to jail or fine the most egregious spammers without harming the legitimate interests of marketing companies, but criticized by those that see it as a way to legalize spam and kill stronger state laws.
Senator Ron Wyden said of the Senate’s latest vote: The CAN-SPAM law will help the internet remain open for business and keep Americans’ in-boxes closed to inappropriate and unwanted spam e-mail.
California State Senator Debra Bowen, one of the major drivers behind a California law that was due to become law January 1 but will now be preempted by CAN-SPAM, said: The bill doesn’t can spam, it legalizes it.
Spam is spam, there’s no such thing as ‘good spam’ and ‘bad spam’, she said in a statement. It’s basically high-tech junk faxing that forces e-mail users to pay for someone else’s advertising campaign.
This article was based on material originally published by ComputerWire.
