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Can Law Firms Spam?, Kevin Michael
Can Law Firms Spam?, Kevin Michael
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 presents a compliance problem for law firms that issue periodic newsletters to clients or prospective clients. While the Act does not expressly include such newsletters, nor define commercial advertisement in a manner that suggests newsletters will be included, the advisory opinions from state ethics boards suggest that newsletters are advertisements. Arguments can be made that newsletters to current clients are not advertisements. However, given the low cost of compliance with the Act, firms should treat these newsletters as commercial advertisements and adhere to the provisions of the Act.
When Is A Phone Call Not A Phone Call? Legal Issues Arising From Business Use Of Voip, Paula K. Royalty
When Is A Phone Call Not A Phone Call? Legal Issues Arising From Business Use Of Voip, Paula K. Royalty
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
The Voice over Internet Protocol allows telephone calls to be placed over the Internet instead of the Public Switched Telephone Network. VoIP did not exist before 1995. Now market research predicts that by 2007, 90 percent of enterprises with multiple locations will start switching to VoIP, and it will account for 75 percent of all world voice traffic. This article examines current legal developments that impact business use of VoIP, including the increased business records retention requirements of recent federal laws, proposed new federal eavesdropping rules, and an unsuccessful legal challenge by a state public utility commission to regulate VoIP …