CAN-SPAM Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/CAN-SPAM_Act
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Truth_in_Caller_ID_Act_of_2009
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:category gptkb:Consumer_protection_law
Internet law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2003-12-16
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
other federal agencies
state attorneys general
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Controlling_the_Assault_of_Non-Solicited_Pornography_And_Marketing_Act_of_2003
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CAN-SPAM Act
gptkbp:penalty up to $43,792 per email in violation (as of 2021)
gptkbp:prohibits deceptive subject lines
false or misleading header information
gptkbp:purpose establish requirements for commercial messages
give recipients the right to have emails stopped
set rules for commercial email
spell out tough penalties for violations
gptkbp:regulates commercial email
electronic messaging
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission_Act
spam
email marketing
gptkbp:requires clear and conspicuous opt-out mechanism
identification of message as an ad
inclusion of sender's valid physical postal address
gptkbp:section gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_7701_et_seq.
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:CAN-SPAM_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:startDate 2004-01-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4