Comments:

Re: CAN-SPAM Act Rulemaking, Project No. R411008To the Commissioners,As an internet business person with an email address on my website (www.glassarmonica.com) I get more than the usual amount of spam, so I am very much aware of the problem that spam poses. However, I am concerned about the proposed requirement for merchants to maintain suppression lists.I have an email list of fans who want to know about my upcoming releases and performances. I keep my list scrupulously private (NEVER rent or share it), and scrupulously honor any request to unsubscribe.It's hard enough these days to make a living; having yet another burden that makes business that much harder for me and does nothing to effectively address the problem does not seem like a good idea.CAN-SPAM did nothing to curb spam. But the problem is so bad that various anti-spam products are now available. Some work better than others, of course, but for the company who really solves it, they'll make a fortune. Even Microsoft is working on the problem.There are some problems where laws and regulations are effective. Spam is not one of them, mostly because spammers can -- and do -- generate their spam outside of the jurisdiction of the U.S. So more "CAN-SPAM" laws will mean nothing to the spammers in Russia, but will be yet another useless burden from the government for us honest businesses trying to survive here in the U.S.Respectfully,William Zeitlerwilliam@glassarmonica.comHollywood, CA