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Standing under the CAN-SPAM Act

By Kevin A. Thompson

The CAN-SPAM Act (15 U.S.C. 7701, et seq.) provides a private cause of action for providers of an Internet access service to use against spammers, in addition to the enforcement of the Act by the FTC, states, and other government entities. In order to have standing to bring a case, however, a private plaintiff must first prove that he or she is the provider of an internet access service, and must have been adversely affected by a violation of the Act. An Internet access service is defined in Se read more

Full post as published by Cyberlaw Central on April 02, 2010 (boomark / email).