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compuserve sued
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 08:40:51 -0800
Posted-Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 16:20:48 -0500 From: gnu () toad com To: eff-staff () eff org, eff-board () eff org Subject: Compuserve Sued for Delivering "Junk E-Mail" Date: Thu, 02 Mar 95 13:19:31 -0800 To: Cypherpunks Lite <cp-lite () comsec com> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 19:14:21 -0800 From: nobody () tower techwood org (Name Withheld) Subject: Compuserve Sued for Delivering "Junk E-Mail" Robert Arkow, a Compuserve subscriber, is suing the service for delivering two unsolicited advertising e-mail messages to his mailbox on December 21, 1994. The suit, believed to be the first of its kind, challenges the right of advertisers to deliver so- called "Junk E-Mail" under the Telephone Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). Arkow argues that the TCPA prohibits the automated calling of "any service for which the calling party is charged for the call." Also named in the suit is Compuserve Visa, the business responsible for the ads. The TCPA provisions are aimed at automated dialers, machines that call homes and deliver recorded sales pitches. The law also prohibits unsolicited fax advertisements. The question will be "How similar is junk E-Mail to recorded telemarketing calls or unsolicited fax ads?" -- Barry D. Fraser fraser () pwa acusd edu Online Legal Research Associate Privacy Rights Clearinghouse prc () pwa acusd edu Center for Public Interest Law telnet teetot.acusd.edu University of San Diego login: privacy Privacy Hotline: 619-298-3396 BBS: 619-260-4789 In California: 800-773-7748 host: teetot login: privacy
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