Is it Safe to Hit “Send”? Kids’ Do-Not-Email Registries

• Posted by Geoffrey G. Gussis on July 31st, 2005


• Filed in IT/Software/Internet, Risk Management & Compliance

Walter Olson at Overlawyered reports on new state laws that could make the mailing of your email newsletters illegal:

"New laws that went into effect in Michigan and Utah at the beginning of
the month could open up substantial and surprising areas of civil and
criminal liability for entities that put out email newsletters, critics
say. The laws authorize parents, guardians and others to enroll minors’
email addresses in new do-not-mail registries; after 30 days’ listing,
it becomes illegal for anyone to send material unsuitable to minors to
such addresses even at the account holder’s request. Among material
that has in various contexts been tagged as unsuitable to minors are
sites such as Salon.com and discussions of various controversial public
issues."

Read more at: Overlawyered: Kids’ do-not-email registries.