What's the problem with SPAM?

What is Spam? Spam is an unsolicited e-mail that is sent for commercial purposes. Spam is nothing more than a nuisance. It can drain your computers resources, hurt your bandwith, and clutter up your e-mail. The problem with spam is it can be very dangerous if the wrong user reads them or falls victim to their prey. There are many people out there that use spam to take advantage of others. These people use unsolicited e-mails to lure people into buying items that do not exist. Then why is it ok for a seller to solicit via e-mail? Because the law says it is ok. In 2004, a federal statute, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act), went into effect. (Essentials of Business Law, Anthony L. Liuzzo, J.D., Ph.D. page 418). This law gives a seller the ok to solicit via e-mail. I feel that to protect the public the law should be that no seller is allowed to solicit via e-mail at all. There are plenty of other ways for sellers to get there advertisements out and e-mail should not be one of them. E-mail should be my personal resource and should not have to be violated by someone from the outside. I don’t appreciate the fact that another individual has access to my e-mail to figure out what my interests are. I also do not agree with the fact that these individuals can create false advertisement to take advantage of other people. There are many instances where a person has used spam to solicit other people in an unfit way. Solicitors have used spam to their advantage. Crooked solicitors have sent false e-mails stating that a product is being sold for a certain dollar amount and the purchaser never receives the product. These solicitors are wrong and should be prosecuted under the law.