[aklug] Re: opt-in vs spam laws regs.

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Greg Madden <gomadtroll@gci.net> wrote:
> On Sunday 25 July 2010 11:10:39 Dale Rooney wrote:
>> =A0 =A0 =A0I need some help understanding what defines spam. Is it regul=
ated be
>> state or federal laws or by the FCC? Where can I find those laws or
>> regulations and are there any interpretations online?
>> =A0 =A0 =A0The school district says that they can't let teachers send gr=
oup
>> emails to the parents of the students in their class because even though
>> the parents have given their email addresses they haven't specifically
>> opted-in for this type of message. It would be email related to homework
>> assignments, classroom activities, field trips and the like.
>>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0The information I've found online defines spam as 'commercial=
'
>> messages to people where there is no previous relationship. Is it possib=
le
>> that teachers sending emails to parents is considered spamming.
>
>
> I would think that ASD policy is their own, more restrictive than whateve=
r
> minimum the 'law' provides.
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> Peace,
>
> Greg
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My kids teachers were both emailing me about assignments, homework, etc.

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Received on Sun Jul 25 13:29:36 2010