Georgia's New Anti-Spam Law

Hooray for the good guys! Today, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed a new anti-spam act into law. Dubbed the "Georgia Slam Spam E-mail Act," the new law has teeth. Depending on the volume of spam sent, offences may be prosecuted as either misdemeanors or felonies with fines and/or jail terms for both types of convictions.

Earthlink president Garry Betty congratulated the Georgia Governor and the State General Assembly:

"The Georgia Slam Spam E-mail Act is an important step forward in the fight against fraudulent and unwanted commercial e-mail," said Garry Betty, EarthLink president and chief executive officer. "This law gives EarthLink and other businesses a new weapon in our arsenal to stop spam and protect Internet users against offensive and misleading commercial e-mail messages. We support the Act's penalties and its enforcement provisions."

Well done Georgia.

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