Email tax laws

[Quickdraw]

I tried doing a search to see if it has been posted, but...

http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3516736

E-mail senders are required to match their mailing lists against the registries on a monthly basis, for which they must pay both Michigan and Utah a per-e-mail-address fee. The Michigan law limits the fee to $0.03 per address, while the Utah law leaves it to the discretion of the state's Department of Consumer Protection to set the fees....
...Senders found to be in violation of Utah's law will face up to three years in jail and up to $30,000 in fines, as well as potential civil penalties of $1,000 per message. Violators of Michigan's law face similar fines and jail time, and may be liable to civil penalties of $5,000 per message or $250,000 per day of violation.
Senders would be in violation of the law regardless of whether the e-mail was requested by the minor or parent of the minor, so even legitimate mailers who have followed careful opt-in procedures may find themselves in violation of these laws -- if they fail to check their lists against the state registries.

More..
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/col...le.php/3522911

Could make things interesting for a few folks?