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CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Criminal Liability

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A quick definition of CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Criminal Liability:

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 is a law that makes it illegal to send spam emails. If someone hacks into someone else's email or uses it without permission to send spam, they can be charged with a crime. This law has been challenged in court, but it has been found to be constitutional. The punishment for breaking this law is set by the United States Sentencing Commission.

A more thorough explanation:

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 is a law that regulates commercial email messages. Section 4 of this law makes certain spam-related activities a misdemeanor criminal offense. This means that people who engage in these activities can be charged with a crime and face penalties such as fines or imprisonment.

One example of a spam-related activity that can result in criminal liability is when a spammer hacks into someone else's email account and uses it to send out spam. Another example is when a spammer uses fraudulent means to gain access to someone else's email account and sends out spam from that account.

For instance, if a person hacks into their friend's email account and sends out spam emails to promote a product, they could be charged with a crime under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.

In 2007 and 2009, the constitutionality of these criminal prohibitions was challenged in court, but the courts upheld them as constitutional.

The United States Sentencing Commission provides guidelines for enforcing these criminal prohibitions.

CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Core Requirements | CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: Enforcement by States

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[] baddestbunny
16:04
living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
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washu stop emailing me while I’m waiting for a decision challenge
[] baddestbunny
16:05
I'm not in their webinar I just thought it would be a funny thing to have happen
[] baddestbunny
16:05
bc I have a sense of whimsy and imagination
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shaquilleoatmeal
16:07
battle of the bunnies
How bout dat ASU wave
letsseehowitgoesnow
16:08
bunny hows it looking out there?
[] baddestbunny
16:08
I just think it's weird when a make a joke about everyone in the yale webinar being tortured by a malevolent spirit and someone says you only got invited to round out the numbers
why
go off queen
[] baddestbunny
16:09
which number am I rounding out? 5'4 women who deserve to be tortured?
someone invited to the yale webinar would get it
[] baddestbunny
16:10
if you don't get invited to the yale webinar canada sends you an email letting u know you qualify for MAID
what's that
Send MA ID
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:16
LawHub blocking me from status checker, guess I ain't going to law school now
"Go touch grass" - Lawhub
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:17
Pretty much lol
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:18
Even though its only second check of the day
"day"
lol
bru check that like once a week
why does lawhub status checker not have all of my applications wth
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