Summary

A BILL IS ADVANCING ON CAPITOL HILL TO STOP SPAM E-MAILS SHILOH WOOLMAN REPORTS

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 204759
Story Slug DC - Preview:Spam - E - Mails
Location Washington, DC
Format PKG
Date 05/09/2001
Archive Time 56:40
TRT 1:56
Supers Tori Arthur-Largo, Maryland :02 Lee Rainie, Pew Internet and American Life Project :21 Rep Heather Wilson, (R) New Mexico :39 Shiloh Woolman, Reporting 1:20
Video Description WOMAN AT COMPUTER, WOMAN SOT, WOMAN TYPING, WOMAN SOT, RAINIE SOT, WOMAN GETTING MAIL, POSTMAN DELIVERING MAIL, WILSON SOT, SCROLLING E-MAIL, MAN AT COMPUTER, CU OF MOUSE, WOMAN TYPING AT COMPUTER, SCROLLING WEBSITE, MAN AT COMPUTER, WILSON SOT, REPORTER STAND UP
Description A BILL IS ADVANCING ON CAPITOL HILL TO STOP SPAM E-MAILS SHILOH WOOLMAN REPORTS
Script LEAD: TIRED OF JUNK E-MAIL? YOU MAY SOON GET A NEW TOOL TO STOP SPAM BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR INBOX SHILOH WOOLMAN PREVIEWS LEGISLATION ADVANCING ON CAPITOL HILL THAT WOULD CAN SPAM (TAKE PKG) TORI ARTHUR IS FED UP (SOT-ARTHUR-LARGO It sucks! I open my e-mail and there are all these solicitations for internet porn) SHE'S SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO BLOCK EACH ADDRESS INDIVIDUALLY (SOT- I'd block Sexy Susan but then I'd get Horny Heather instead) (SOT-RAINIE People are annoyed by spam Some people say it keeps them from getting the information they want from their e-mail and managing their e-mail) WHEN JUNK MAIL ARRIVES IN YOUR MAILBOX, YOU CAN JUST ASK YOUR POSTMAN NOT TO DELIVER IT ANYMORE BUT WHEN IT SHOWS UP IN YOUR INBOX? (SOT-WILSON Right now as a consumer you have no right to say stop this and you should) WILSON HAS A BILL TO CAN SPAM IT DOES THREE THINGS IT REQUIRES COMPANIES TO LABEL THE MAIL AS UNSOLICITED AND COMMERCIAL AND, PROVIDE A RETURN ADDRESS, SO YOU CAN REPLY AND ASK TO BE REMOVED IF NOT-- FINES UP TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FINALLY, IT ALLOWS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS--SAY, A-O-L--TO TAKE THEIR ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OFF AN ADDRESS LIST THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION TAKES ISSUE WITH THAT, SAYING SOME PEOPLE WANT THESE E-MAILS (SOT-WILSON The bill recognizes there's a right of free speech on the internet but you also have the right not to listen) (SU-WOOLMAN The House will hear details of how to knock-out spam Thursday The House passed legislation last year, but it died in the Senate A vote this year may come as soon as June In Washington, Shiloh Woolman reporting) RECAP
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