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ARCHIVED—Part II: Succinct Comparison of Anti-Spam Laws*
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International Spam Measures Compared
Task Force on Spam
May 2005
| Country | Spam - Specific Act | Opt In / Opt Out | Sender Id | Enforcement Tools | Penalties | Prohibition of Spam Technology | ISP Protection from Liability | Statutory Right of Action / Damages | Foreign Spammers Tools | International Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Yes1 | Opt In2 | Yes | Yes3 | Yes4 | Yes5 | Yes6 | No | Yes7 | Yes8 |
| Canada | No9 | Opt Out10 | No | Yes11 | Yes12 | Yes13 | No | No | No | Yes14 |
| Czech Republic | Yes15 | Opt In16 | Yes17 | Yes18 | Yes19 | No | Yes20 | No | No | No |
| Denmark | Yes21 | Opt In22 | ? | Yes23 | Yes24 | No | ? | No25 | Yes26 | No27 |
| Finland | No28 | Opt In29 | No | Yes30 | Yes31 | No | No | No | Yes32 | No |
| France | Yes33 | Opt In | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Japan | Yes34 | Opt Out | ? | Yes35 | Yes36 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| The Netherlands | Yes37 | Opt In38 | Yes39 | Yes40 | Yes41 | No | No42 | No43 | No44 | No45 |
| Norway | No46 | Opt In47 | ? | Yes48 | Yes49 | No | No | No | Yes50 | Yes51 |
| South Korea | No | Opt Out52 | Yes | Yes53 | Yes54 | Yes55 | No56 | No | Yes57 | Yes58 |
| United Kingdom | Yes59 | Opt In60 | Yes | Yes61 | Yes62 | No | No | No | No | Yes63 |
| United States | Yes64 | Opt Out65 | Yes | Yes66 | Yes67 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*For notations, please see the Endnotes section of this report.
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