Volume II

Issue : 14: July 8, 2004

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules COPA Unconstitutional
• Negotiation Instead of Litigation over Internet Gambling
• The Ontario Privacy Commission Releases 2003 Annual Report
• U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Appeal in Microsoft Antitrust Case
• Quebec Court Dismisses Claim of Internet Defamation
• U.S. Court Finds Email Monitoring Does Not Violate Privacy Laws
• United States United Kingdom and Australia Unite to Fight Spam Together
• In Landmark Decision (Tariff 22), Supreme Court of Canada Rules ISPs Not Liable for Copyright Violations by Subscribers

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United States United Kingdom and Australia Unite to Fight Spam Together

Trade agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have entered into a memorandum of understanding to provide for mutual enforcement assistance in fighting unsolicited commercial email, or "spam". Agencies will share evidence and coordinate investigations in order to work together to prosecute rogue marketers. Requests for assistance will be used to assess and share evidence and information between the agencies. Spam accounts for as much as 76% of all email traffic according to a recent survey.

For a copy of the agreement, visit:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/2004/07/040630spammoutext.pdf

For more information, visit:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040702/80/ex8j4.html

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/05/1088879406342.html?oneclick=true