CAN-SPAM Act & Exemption

[Syfonic]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

According to Wikipedia's article about the CAN-SPAM Act:

Content is exempt if it consists of:
religious messages;
political messages;
content that broadly complies with the marketing mechanisms specified in the law; or
national security messages.

Does this mean that religious websites and political websites such as blogs, forums, etc. can spam about their website all over the Internet as long as they add in a Bible verse or political message for example?

Also, does this act cover all electronic communication like email, text messaging, faxing, etc.?

Can anyone elaborate a bit more?

Thanks for your time everyone!

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

According to Wikipedia's article about the CAN-SPAM Act:



Does this mean that religious websites and political websites such as blogs, forums, etc. can spam about their website all over the Internet as long as they add in a Bible verse or political message for example?

Also, does this act cover all electronic communication like email, text messaging, faxing, etc.?

Can anyone elaborate a bit more?

Thanks for your time everyone!

Your question is overly broad. Do you have a specific incident you are trying to find out about?

 

[Syfonic]

Sure, for example: I have seen several Christian forums that do mass email marketing and text messaging. Basically this is what they do: they send out an email about their Christian community and explain why people should join and add in a few Bible verses and link to their website.

 

[Zigner]

Sure, for example: I have seen several Christian forums that do mass email marketing and text messaging. Basically this is what they do: they send out an email about their Christian community and explain why people should join and add in a few Bible verses and link to their website.

And how does this affect you?

 

[xylene]

Sure, for example: I have seen several Christian forums that do mass email marketing and text messaging. Basically this is what they do: they send out an email about their Christian community and explain why people should join and add in a few Bible verses and link to their website.

Per the law it would be legal EVEN IF it did not include the bible verse.

 

[Syfonic]

And how does this affect you?

Do you have so many posts because you ask stupid, unrelated questions like that all the time when you don't know the answer to the original question?

Per the law it would be legal EVEN IF it did not include the bible verse.

That's what I was thinking as well, thanks for the feedback xylene.

 

[Zigner]

Do you have so many posts because you ask stupid, unrelated questions like that all the time when you don't know the answer to the original question?

Nope, it's absolutely related, as you have no standing if you are not affected.

 

[Syfonic]

Can you please quote in my original post where I asked about filing charges against them for doing it or anything related to that?

Wait... no you can't because that isn't what I was asking. My question was whether or not the were in the guidelines of the Act by doing so.

 

[Zigner]

Can you please quote in my original post where I asked about filing charges against them for doing it or anything related to that?

Wait... no you can't because that isn't what I was asking. My question was whether or not the were in the guidelines of the Act by doing so.

We don't "do" hypotheticals.

 

[Syfonic]

I didn't give you a hypothetical situation. I said "I have seen" that happen? How can that be hypothetical?

Also, even if I did give a hypothetical situation is there a rule somewhere that says you can't do that here?

 

[Zigner]

I didn't give you a hypothetical situation. I said "I have seen" that happen? How can that be hypothetical?

Also, even if I did give a hypothetical situation is there a rule somewhere that says you can't do that here?

I'm done wasting my time with you - because that's all you've presented us with. Something to waste our time on, since it doesn't have any bearing on you.

Good day and good riddance.

 

[Syfonic]

Does that mean you don't have an answer to either of the questions I asked you?

Sure, you can go plague other people's comments with worthless replies.