Court decisions recognizing the CAN-SPAM Act, which is now almost two years old, have been few and far between. However, recent actions have made up for lost time, say proponents of the law. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Fifth Circuit Court’s summary judgment that the University of Texas had properly acted when it blocked spam, allowing the lower court’s order to stand. The university had been challenged by an online dating clearinghouse called White Buffalo Ventures, which had been peppering students with unsolicited e-mail advertisements.
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Legal Decisions Bolster CAN-SPAM Act
Posted by: Erika Morphy January 10, 2006 02:02 PMCourt decisions recognizing the CAN-SPAM Act, which is now almost two years old, have been few and far between. However, recent actions have made up for lost time, say proponents of the law. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Fifth Circuit Court’s summary judgment that the University of Texas had properly acted when it blocked spam, allowing the lower court’s order to stand. The university had been challenged by an online dating clearinghouse called White Buffalo Ventures, which had been peppering students with unsolicited e-mail advertisements.