Anti-spam law could complicate some business e-mail use
Submitted on December 12, 2003 - 1:00am.
Brynn Grimley - Fall 2003
WASHINGTON – Some businesses fear that the new anti-spam legislation will only complicate their business tactics.
Aimed at freeing inboxes of unwanted e-mails and all sorts of fraudulent offers, the bill, called the CAN-SPAM act, passed Congress Monday and awaits President Bush's signature to become effective Jan. 1.
The nation's first anti-spam legislation is also supposed to help legitimate businesses, but it's those companies that may have to change the way they operate.
“I don't think any sort of blocking device is going to hurt us,” said Louis B. Richmond, president and CEO of Richmond Public Relations, a Seattle-based firm. “I think it's just going to be more complicated.”
Aimed at freeing inboxes of unwanted e-mails and all sorts of fraudulent offers, the bill, called the CAN-SPAM act, passed Congress Monday and awaits President Bush's signature to become effective Jan. 1.
The nation's first anti-spam legislation is also supposed to help legitimate businesses, but it's those companies that may have to change the way they operate.
“I don't think any sort of blocking device is going to hurt us,” said Louis B. Richmond, president and CEO of Richmond Public Relations, a Seattle-based firm. “I think it's just going to be more complicated.”
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