[epub] Re: New MI and UT email compliance laws, July 1st enacted

["jl scott, ph.d." <jlscott@xxxxxxxxx>]

> One additional comment. As a Canadian, I can opine, suggest
> and postulate. But, ultimately this is an American problem.
>
> American marketers need to take control of this situation.
>
> If you don't, then ultimately the American marketing
> community has only itself to blame for the consequences.

BRAVO John, as usual you are right on target!

> The initial experiment has failed. It is now appropriate for
> online permission based marketers to harness the States
> desires for a stronger Federal law and start lobbying the
> FTC and Congress to prohibit unsolicited bulk commercial
> email, (among other things).

John, of course, already knows this since he helped me write it, 
but for the rest of the list, iCop, in responding to the FTC's 
last request for comment, already lobbied them to send the 
CAN-SPAM Act back to Congress and ask them to rewrite the Act to 
PROHIBIT unsolicited BULK commercial email.  They failed to do 
this in the CAN-SPAM Act.

The FTC hasn't updated their page of responses since we filed 
that, but I have it online at:

http://www.i-Cop.org/Submission-in-Response-to-NPRM.pdf

It has already been suggested to me that iCop file suit against 
Utah and Michigan on behalf of American online marketers.  I've 
taken this under consideration.  This MIGHT work since we are 
already known within the FTC, Small Business Advocacy, etc. 
However, it raises many issues that would need to be worked out, 
not the least of which is the money AND the appropriate attorney 
to represent us.

Nevertheless we've made a start by previously going on record as 
stating the reasons why the CAN-SPAM isn't working and what needs 
to be done to MAKE it work, thereby providing something the 
states wouldn't feel the need to work around.

It IS about SPAM, no doubt about that.  These states are merely 
hiding behind so-called child protection laws to work around the 
CAN-SPAM Act.  If they were truly concerned about child 
protection, they wouldn't be putting together lists all the child 
molesters and pedaphiles in the country are right now rubbing 
their hands together, waiting gleefully to access.

So, in addition to protecting the ethical online business 
community, somebody needs to stand up for those kids and the 
danger they are being put in.  Possibly concerned parents in Utah 
and Michigan?

jl

jl scott, ph.d., Director of iCop
International Council of Online Professionals
The Seal of Integrity in Online Business
http://www.i-Cop.org/quickstart.htm

Are YOU in compliance with the FTC?  Probably NOT!
Most online business owners aren't & don't even know it.
Better check this out -> http://www.i-Cop.org/awlp.htm