| Comment Number: | OL-100011 |
| Received: | 8/15/2004 11:07:46 AM |
| Organization: | individual |
| Commenter: | Craig Zeni |
| State: | NC |
| Agency: | Federal Trade Commission |
| Rule: | Definitions, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements Under the CAN-SPAM Act (NPRM) |
| Docket ID: | [3084-AA96] |
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Comments:
Gentlemen, The issue about spam is NOT content. Repeat, it is NOT content. It's consent. Period. I don't want adverts from Amazon, GM, GE, or anybody else in my email. I pay for that email space - they don't. They pay for junk post mail - they can send all they want. But they CAN NOT use what I pay for without my permission. Further, any idea of an opt-out list is both futile and wrong headed. It will give spammers a list of good addresses, that's all. And why should I have to specify companies can't use my property, that they can't use my email box for their adverts? That's plain wrong. CAN-SPAM failed because it did not do the one thing needed - making unsolicited commercial email illegal. That and the power for states and individuals to be allowed to sue spammers senseless are the only things that may slow spamming. One more time: it's CONSENT, not content. CONSENT. CONSENT CONSENT. Thanks, Craig Zeni [Personal Identifying Information (PII) Redacted]