U.S. Spam Law to Take Effect Jan. 1

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<a href='http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031216-4.html' target='_blank'>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20...20031216-4.html</a><br><br>Fact Sheet: President Bush Signs Anti-Spam Law <br><br>On December 16, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act), which establishes a framework of administrative, civil, and criminal tools to help America&#39;s consumers, businesses, and families combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, known as spam. <br><br> The new law is a pro-consumer measure that allows consumers to choose to stop further unsolicited spam from a sender. It also provides a protection against spam containing unmarked sexually-oriented or pornographic material. <br>