Why Fed spam bill is a "critical law, " from America Online [sp]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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AMERICA ONLINE, AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN THE FIGHT FOR TOUGHER ANTI-SPAM LAWS, 
APPLAUDS BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL AGREEMENT AND ACTION ON TOUGH NEW SPAM LAWS

Dulles, VA - November 21, 2003 - America Online, Inc., the world's leading 
interactive services company,  today issued the following statement 
concerning the bipartisan agreement on Federal anti-spam legislation (S. 
877) that is being adopted by Congress:

"On behalf of our members, AOL applauds this bipartisan agreement on the 
CAN-SPAM ACT legislation, and is pleased that it will soon be sent to the 
President. This law will be a significant weapon for the online industry in 
the ongoing fight to can the spam and thwart the spam kingpins. This is a 
critical new law that will help us turn the tide against spam in the online 
medium for good.

"This bill provides meaningful tools to law enforcement and Internet 
Service Providers to hold spammers accountable for their actions. We're 
very pleased that the tough enforcement provisions in this new Federal 
legislation will allow enforcement efforts to pursue the most egregious 
spammers who use the worst kind of spamming techniques to send the most 
offensive and unwanted email to our members.  The legislation targets the 
state-of-the-art computer fraud techniques used by spammers, and provides 
for strong criminal and financial penalties."

About America Online, Inc.

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based 
in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive 
services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.

For More Information, Contact:

Nicholas Graham, AOL Corporate Communications,

703-863-3373 (cell)
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