Is it legal to send emails to people or companys for advertisement?

Answer 1

Currently, our US Federal Government does nothing about SPAM. The Federal Trade Commission has basically said that it is Legal. Some SPAM does contain information and/or promises that constitute trade violations in the same way that telephone solicitation and newspaper advertisements used to have. In these cases, the FTC says that the rules are already in place.

Here is a thing... Telephone solicitation has been cut way back with the DO NOT CALL list thing. Registered Charities and Politicians are exempt. There are no such regulations on JUNK MAIL that the post office passes on to you. In fact, that JUNK is paying the freight. Without junk mail, we would be paying $1 for first class postage, instead of 39 cents. (So I mutter the words THANKS, as I drop it into the trash).

But SPAM email is an international issue. SPAM comes from everywhere. It is nearly impossible to stop, without also causing hard to meaningful international email flow. My clients that do International business are hampered by Spam blockers and such all the time, so it is a constant battle to separate the good and the bad.

Basically, the email invention was just OK. They should have invented it differently, so that the sender's identity was ROCK SOLID.

Answer 2

In general it is legal if you have their permission but it is most likely illegal if you do not have their permission. This is consider SPAM and SPAM can get you into big trouble with the FTC.

Read up on the ADV tag and do more research. Here's an old article that I dug up for you.
http://news.com.com/2010-1071-998513.html

Answer 3

its a tactic widespread as spoofing. the spammer (advertiser) places your e mail handle interior the from field even although its not coming from you. not something you're able to do. maximum of those advertisers are utilising zombied machines, or are in yet another u . s . a ..

Answer 4

it shouldn't be