Dear Colleagues, You may wish to look at the NYT article on the Washington State Anti-Spam Law. Many interesting issues. Ken Friedman --snip-- Ruling Sets Stage for E-Mail Trial November 2, 2001 By CARL S. KAPLAN Earlier this week the United States Supreme Court declined to review a Seattle case involving a state's ability to enforce its own Internet law in borderless cyberspace. As a practical matter, the decision set the stage for what's sure to be an interesting trial in Washington's King County later this year. Jason Heckel, an entrepreneur from Salem, Oregon, has been accused by Washington's attorney general of sending unsolicited commercial e-mail in violation of a local law designed to prevent such "spamming." But the impact of the high court's action might have wider implications, lawyers say -- though how much is a matter of debate. --snip-- http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/02/technology/02CYBERLAW.html?ex=3D10058= 03900&ei=3D1&en=3D99eabf288e94e7a0