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Developments of Note

By Julian S. Millstein, Edward A. Pisacreta and Jeffrey D. Neuburger
March 01, 2004

FTC Proposes Mandatory Label for Adult Spam

The FTC has issued proposed regulations that would require sexually explicit commercial e-mail to include a subject line containing the words “SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT-CONTENT: “. The proposed regulations were issued pursuant to the recently enacted CAN-SPAM Act, Pub. L. No. 100-187 (2003). See January's e-Commerce Law & Strategy for a detailed account of CAN SPAM's provisions. According to the Commission, the proposed required mark includes hyphens between the words, followed by a colon and a space, to distinguish the mark from ordinary messages containing the same phrase.


Canada Adopts Code for Consumer Protection

Canadian consumer ministers have adopted a new Code of Practice for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. The code sets standards for good business practices for merchants conducting commercial activities with consumers online, while leaving existing consumer protection and related laws in place. The code sets standards for the provision of information, language, contract formation, online privacy, complaint handling, security of payment and other related topics.



Julian S. Millstein Edward A. Pisacreta Jeffrey D. Neuburger

FTC Proposes Mandatory Label for Adult Spam

The FTC has issued proposed regulations that would require sexually explicit commercial e-mail to include a subject line containing the words “SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT-CONTENT: “. The proposed regulations were issued pursuant to the recently enacted CAN-SPAM Act, Pub. L. No. 100-187 (2003). See January's e-Commerce Law & Strategy for a detailed account of CAN SPAM's provisions. According to the Commission, the proposed required mark includes hyphens between the words, followed by a colon and a space, to distinguish the mark from ordinary messages containing the same phrase.


Canada Adopts Code for Consumer Protection

Canadian consumer ministers have adopted a new Code of Practice for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce. The code sets standards for good business practices for merchants conducting commercial activities with consumers online, while leaving existing consumer protection and related laws in place. The code sets standards for the provision of information, language, contract formation, online privacy, complaint handling, security of payment and other related topics.



Julian S. Millstein Edward A. Pisacreta Jeffrey D. Neuburger New York Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP

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