I live in Washington State, where we have already passed the legislation you
propose. I can tell you, unfortunately, that I don't receive any less spam
than you do. We can theoretically pursue lawsuits against spammers in small
claims court to the tune of $500 per offense, but I have not heard of one
single spammer (not one) who has actually been forced to pay under this law.
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I've been studying the various states laws and I believe the reason that the
Washington law looks strong but acts weak is that the spammers that you can find
easily (and serve legally) are not falsifying headers, routers, email
addresses,etc and therefore do not fall afoul of the laws. The ones that do,
can't be found or can't be served.
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Michael Ellis
Privacy Manager
Date.com
Phone (416) 306-0022 ext 620
Fax (416) 306-0023
Date.com - "The New Way To Date"
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