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 PUBLIC LAW 108–187—DEC. 16, 2003

117 STAT. 2701

the time the consent was communicated that the recipient’s electronic mail address could be transferred to such other party for the purpose of initiating commercial electronic mail messages. (2) COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘commercial electronic mail message’’ means any electronic mail message the primary purpose of which is the commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or service (including content on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose). (B) TRANSACTIONAL OR RELATIONSHIP MESSAGES.—The term ‘‘commercial electronic mail message’’ does not include a transactional or relationship message. (C) REGULATIONS REGARDING PRIMARY PURPOSE.—Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue regulations pursuant to section 13 defining the relevant criteria to facilitate the determination of the primary purpose of an electronic mail message. (D) REFERENCE TO COMPANY OR WEBSITE.—The inclusion of a reference to a commercial entity or a link to the website of a commercial entity in an electronic mail message does not, by itself, cause such message to be treated as a commercial electronic mail message for purposes of this Act if the contents or circumstances of the message indicate a primary purpose other than commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or service. (3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Trade Commission. (4) DOMAIN NAME.—The term ‘‘domain name’’ means any alphanumeric designation which is registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar, domain name registry, or other domain name registration authority as part of an electronic address on the Internet. (5) ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS.—The term ‘‘electronic mail address’’ means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the ‘‘local part’’) and a reference to an Internet domain (commonly referred to as the ‘‘domain part’’), whether or not displayed, to which an electronic mail message can be sent or delivered. (6) ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE.—The term ‘‘electronic mail message’’ means a message sent to a unique electronic mail address. (7) FTC ACT.—The term ‘‘FTC Act’’ means the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). (8) HEADER INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘header information’’ means the source, destination, and routing information attached to an electronic mail message, including the originating domain name and originating electronic mail address, and any other information that appears in the line identifying, or purporting to identify, a person initiating the message. (9) INITIATE.—The term ‘‘initiate’’, when used with respect to a commercial electronic mail message, means to originate or transmit such message or to procure the origination or

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