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What is the CAN-SPAM Act?

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A quick definition of What is the CAN-SPAM Act?:

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law made by the government to stop people from sending spam emails. Spam emails are emails that you didn't ask for and don't want. The law says that people can't lie or trick you in the email subject or content, and they have to give you a way to say you don't want any more emails from them. The law also says that states can't make their own laws about spam emails, but they can still make laws to stop people from being dishonest in emails. The courts will decide which state laws are okay and which ones aren't.

A more thorough explanation:

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law passed by Congress in 2003 to regulate spam email. The law sets a national standard for the regulation of spam email and prohibits the inclusion of deceptive or misleading information and subject headings. It also requires identifying information such as a return address in email messages and prohibits sending emails to a recipient after an explicit response that the recipient does not want to continue receiving messages (i.e. an "opt-out").

The Act also "preempts" (supersedes) state laws that regulate the sending of commercial email. However, state laws prohibiting fraud or deception in the content of email or email attachments won't be preempted. Principles of federalism applied to the interpretation of this section of the Act will also protect some state laws from being preempted. The question as to what specific state laws are preempted, and to what extent they are preempted, is one that will ultimately be worked out in the courts.

  • Sending an email with a misleading subject line, such as "You've won a prize!" when the recipient has not actually won anything, would be a violation of the CAN-SPAM Act.
  • Not including a return address in an email message would also be a violation of the Act.
  • If a recipient explicitly requests to stop receiving emails from a sender, the sender must honor that request and stop sending emails to that recipient.

These examples illustrate how the CAN-SPAM Act regulates the content and sending of commercial emails to protect consumers from deceptive or unwanted messages.

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Imagine if election night was run by an adcom? Like, "yep, we could get the results Friday, or June 2025."
imagine if it was like Berkley applications
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11:24
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:25
I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app
I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:26
Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on
I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy
I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?
the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring
my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality
safe is always better
All good points
triplethread
11:34
@TheAdoptedOne: amazing
I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:36
I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to
1a2b3c4d26z
11:37
but that's literally just going off vibes
it looks like Berk vid is in response to a known prompt. My thinking is it may be a counter to AI by getting people to have to respond to what is essentially an essay prompt but on video
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