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Matthew writes: The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY-ACT) Act has been passed by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection on its way to becoming law. This bill’s major predecessor in the arena of cyber-law was the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act.

“It’s all about the acronym,” explains Jan Singleton, media relations director for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). “Without a good acronym, you’re not going to get the media to take interest in your bill, which means that you’re not going to get the grass-roots letter and e-mail writing campaigns that you need to get representatives to vote your way. We’re currently working on a good name for our latest Cybercrime bill, Stop Those Idiots From Forwarding Ludicrous Email Jokes, OuttaKes, chain Emails, and Such (STIFFLE JOKES).