February 14, 2019
In June, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sought public comment on the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (“CAN-SPAM”). At that time, it had been nearly 15 years since the passage of CAN-SPAM and the FTC was seeking public opinion on the costs, benefits, and regulatory impact that the email law had on consumers, and whether it should be modified in any way.
What were the results of the public comment exercise? [Read More]
January 11, 2019
We have been providing our blog readers with regular updates on the status of California State Bill AB-2546 (the “Bill”). The latest: As of November 30, 2018, the Bill officially died. The proposed email marketing Bill would have provided stricter requirements for commercial email that was sent either from California or to a California resident’s email address. Given the Bill’s demise, we are interested to see if similar legislation will be proposed in California this year.
Why was the Email Marketing Bill Opposed?