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| | | An Act to Control Internet "Spam" |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c. 224 is enacted to read: |
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| | | ELECTRONIC MAIL SOLICITATION |
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| | | §1497.__Electronic mail solicitation restricted |
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| | | 1.__Definitions.__As used in this chapter, unless the context | | otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following | | meanings. |
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| | | A.__"E-mail" means electronic mail sent or delivered by | | transmission over the Internet. |
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| | | B.__"E-mail service provider" means a business or | | organization qualified to do business in this State that | | provides individuals, corporations or other entities the | | ability to send or receive e-mail through equipment located | | in this State or that is an intermediary in sending or | | receiving e-mail. |
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| | | C.__"Unsolicited commercial e-mail" means an e-mail, other than | | an e-mail sent at the request of the recipient, sent via an e- | | mail service provider to 2 or more recipients in |
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