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Can Spam Act of 2003 - Wilkipedia
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, signed into law by President Bush on December 16, 2003, establishes the first national standards for the sending of commercial e-mail and requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce its provisions.

Spam Statistics

Spam Facts - FTC
Do you receive lots of junk email messages from people you don't know? It's no surprise if you do. As more people use email, marketers are increasingly using email messages to pitch their products and services.

Anti-Spam Tips - Barracuda
Minimize your exposure to spam by following these steps.

Spam Cost Calculator - Barracuda
"Spam accounts for 45% of all e-mails, or 15 billion messages every day, and costs business world-wide a total of $20 billion a year in lost productivity and technology expenses, according to the Radicati Group, a market research firm in Palo Alto, CA"

--Wall Street Journal, August 2003