HEL Study the situation, answer the questions (CLAIM), and then prepare arguments to support your answers (Evidence).

5.
Sy Bore has been receiving spam mail advertisements from adult-oriented websites that contain pictures. Some of the pictures are very similar to ones that have been termed obscene in his state, and the senders were punished at criminal law there. However, the senders of the pictures he is receiving in the spam mail are located in states other than Bore’s. Bore persuades the local prosecutor to bring charges against the senders based on the obscene nature of the pictures. At trial, the senders defend themselves by showing the material is not obscene in their home states. Can they still be convicted?

6.
Consider the effects of making the European Union’s privacy standards federal law here in the United States. What groups would support a movement to do so? What groups would oppose the move? What would be the effects on business?

7.
The CAN-SPAM Act and subsequent rules set down by the FCC prohibit only commercial e-mail messages being sent to wireless devices. It does not cover transactional/relationship messages, messages to facilitate a transaction the recipient has already entered into, or messages about political candidates or issues. Do you think the ban should be extended into any new areas? Why or why not?