Laws Banning Junk E-Mail Are Largely Ineffective

question 106

Multiple Choice

Laws banning junk e-mail are largely ineffective. Spammers can easily avoid such laws by moving overseas, where local rules allow them free rein. Also, it is often impossible to detect the source of junk e-mail. Much of it is sent from zombie transmitters-personal computers that have been hijacked by viruses. Newspaper Clipping

• A) Argument; conclusion: Spammers can easily avoid ... allow them free rein.
• B) Argument; conclusion: Much of it is sent ... hijacked by viruses.
• C) Argument; conclusion: Laws banning junk e-mail are largely ineffective.
• D) Argument; conclusion: Also, it is often impossible ... junk e-mail.
• E) Nonargument.

---

Definitions:

Fiduciary Duty

A legal obligation of one party to act in the best interest of another when entrusted with care of money or property.

Apparent Authority

A situation where a person appears to have been given the power to act on behalf of another, leading third parties to reasonably believe in that authority.

Actual Authority

Legal power that an agent has been deliberately given by a principal to act on their behalf in business dealings.

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)

A form of partnership in which some or all partners have limited liabilities, protecting personal assets from business debts and liabilities.