Anti-Spam Legislation and Lawsuits

EarthLink Wins Big in Spam Suit
EarthLink is recognized around the Internet community for leading the war against spammers.

Inbox Privacy Act of 1999
Alaska Senator Frank Murkowski and New Jersey Senator Robert Torricelli have introduced a bill that will give Net users more control over the email they receive.

Can Spam Act
California Representative Gary Miller has introduced a bill that would let service providers like EarthLink sue spammers $50 per unwanted message.

California Cans Spam
California Governor Pete Wilson signed into law two bills that require unsolicited messages be identified as advertising and that let Internet service providers ban spam from their servers.

Spam Law Bares Teeth
A Seattle man sucessfully sued a spammer for $200 under Washington state's anti-spam law.

Unsolicited E-Mail
Summary of recent federal and state anti-spam legislation.

H.R. 1748: Netizens Protection Act of 1997
Representative Christopher Smith's legislative proposal to combat unwanted commercial email.

Nevada Senate Bill 13
The full text of this state bill authorizing anti-spamming measures.

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