S 2542 · 106th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-05-11· Sponsored by Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2000-05-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2000 - Prohibits any person from sending an unsolicited commercial electronic mail (e-mail) message unless the message contains a valid and legitimately obtained e-mail address, conspicuously displayed, to which a recipient may send notice of a desire not to receive further messages. Prohibits a person from sending other unsolicited commercial e-mail messages more than ten days after receiving a notice to discontinue. Prohibits any person from sending such messages with a false or misleading transmission address or false or misleading routing information. Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or possessing software primarily designed to falsify message transmission or routing information and having limited commercially significant purposes other than such falsification. (Sec. 5) Authorizes an Internet service provider (ISP) to decline to transmit such messages to its subscribers without compensation from the sender. Holds harmless an ISP for any action taken to block the transmission or receipt of such messages, or for the retransmission of such messages as an intermediary without knowledge that the …

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Democrats