FC: George W. Bush's faxspam may be legal after all

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Previous Politech message:

"Jim Lippard on Dept of Homeland Security's illegal 
faxspam"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04901.html

Bonus question: How many current or proposed antispam laws regulate 
political spam?

Answer: None, as far as I know. See:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04335.html

-Declan

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Subject: RE: Jim Lippard on Dept of Homeland Security's illegal faxspam
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:41:20 -0400
From: "Miller, Barry" <BMiller () wbklaw com>
To: <declan () well com>, <politech () politechbot com>

I missed the post to which this responds, but the reference to "George
W. Bush's 2002 'get-out-the-vote' campaign for Republicans" suggests
that the exemption from the TCPA applies.  Section 227(a)(4) defines an
"unsolicited advertisement" as one that advertises the commercial
availability or quality of any property, goods, or services.  Charities
and political organizations are exempt.




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