The definition of spam is so broad that goes far beyond what the average person would consider to be spam.
Industry Canada regulations deal with some of the exceptions to
the definition of spam.
Instead of focusing it's effect on what most of us would call spammers, it focuses on a very broad
definition of spam.
There are a lot of things in here, from
the definition of spam to the rules for sending it, the need for consent of the addressee, the exceptions, the penalties, a civil remedy against spammers, the right of telecom service providers to cancel spammers» accounts, and so on.
But CASL specifically exempts political emails from
the definition of spam.
It doesn't help that the act has a broad
definition of spam that goes way beyond the drugs, diets and deals emails that the average person would consider spam — then picks away at it with a myriad of convoluted exceptions.
The Act will be a compliance headache for many organizations, unless the regulations effectively narrow the broad
definition of Spam.
Not exact matches
Sometimes too, large Internet dating companies are accused
of spamming, or sending unsolicited commercial email (see our
definitions of this here:
Spam Notes).
A big problem with CASL is indeed that its
definition of CEM goes way beyond
spam, and includes bacn.
The
spam laws
of each State can not only vary, but also have different
definitions of unsolicited commercial email.
While undoubtedly a step forward in minimizing unwanted
spam, many business owners have expressed concern that the
definition of commercial activity are vague, the requirements for consent are onerous, and the penalties for even unintentional non-compliance are harsh.
That
definition includes email and other electronic communication that most
of us would not consider to be
spam.
The
Definition and Treatment
of Spam][3.