[thechat] CAN-SPAM Act: the registry

[Erik Mattheis]

I'm not so sure a do-not-spam registry would do any good, and would 
perhaps increase spam. To me, it seems that any list of email addresses 
is of value to the spam industry, which is worldwide and not subject to 
US laws. How could it possibly be kept out of the hands of spammers 
that don't live in the US?

SEC. 109.  DO-NOT-E-MAIL REGISTRY.

(a) IN GENERAL- Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this title, the Commission shall transmit to the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives 
Committee on Energy and Commerce a report that--

(1) sets forth a plan and timetable for establishing a nationwide 
marketing Do-Not-E-mail registry;

(2) includes an explanation of any practical, technical, security, 
privacy, enforceability, or other concerns that the Commission has 
regarding such a registry; and

(3) includes an explanation of how the registry would be applied with 
respect to children with e-mail accounts.

(b) AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT- The Commission may establish and 
implement the plan, but not earlier than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of this title.