With Free Speech Concerns, Federal Anti-Spam Bill Tough to Write.
By Les Blumenthal, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 10--WASHINGTON--Microsoft Corp. and other Internet-related companies expressed support Wednesday for strong federal legislation to control the flood of junk e-mail known as "spam."
But consumer groups said legislation before two House committees doesn't go far enough, and a representative of the Washington State Attorney General's Office said tough penalties are needed to ensure any law will be successful.
The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce C
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