California Committee Rejects One Anti-Spam Bill, OKs Another

A California Assembly committee rejected a consumer-backed bill that would ban unsolicited e-mail ads but approved a rival measure supported by Microsoft and other computer industry companies. Both measures, one by Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Marina del Rey, and the other by Sen. Kevin Murray, D-Culver City, would prohibit the sending of unsolicited e-mail advertisements, which are commonly called spam.