[TowerTalk] Put it on the Spammers/Telemarketers

[Barry Kutner]

On 19 Dec 97, Bryan <bryan@prodistributors.com> wrote:


> 	I think that it is actually a violation of the Federal 
> Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) 47USC~227
> for these folks to send unsolicited advertisments via email.
> How about an attorney that is part of this group look this
> up and tell us grassroots folks how we can respond to this
> 
I'm not an attorney, but I've had some experience with the TCPA 
(meaning, I got one of those bastards to compensate me for violating 
the law by calling me more than once when I requested not to be 
called again.  Sorry, I can't give more details as part of the 
settlement was a non-disclosure agreement). Do a Yahoo search on TCPA 
and you'll find some interesting info.

Bottom line, there is no law covering junk e-mail.  There is a 
proposal in Congress now to cover e-mail junk mail. Best you can do 
is call your Congressman to express your support for a TCPA-like law 
covering e-mail as it covers telephone solicitation now.

And Bryan, charities and surveys are exempt from the TCPA. They only 
have to comply with a do-not-call request if they are trying to sell 
you something.

73 Barry
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up@itw.com
Newtown, PA         FRC         alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com

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