本文藉由參考我國「濫發商業電子郵件管理條例」及美國CAN-SPAM Act of 2003相關實務見解,試圖說明濫發商業電子郵件採行刑事管制手段之必要性,在方法上,本文主要採用「文獻回顧法」及「比較研究法」對本文所提出之問題進行探討;而在範圍上,則以我國與美國兩國,關於濫發商業電子訊息的刑事處罰規定與電腦犯罪的相關法律、實務及學說見解為主要研究對象,輔以濫發商業電子訊息的相關介紹及防制策略等,力求在思考上之周延。本文首將說明商業電子郵件的發展與抗制歷程;其次,檢討我國「濫發商業電子郵件管理條例」草案不足之處;復次,深入探討美國法上抗制商業電子郵件的策略以及立法歷程,是否有値得我國法制參考之處;最後,經由擷取美國法制上的經驗,說明商業電子所造成的法益侵害以及我國法制應如何因應。
By referring to the related practicum understanding of Draft governing Commercial Electronic mail abuse act and Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 of America, this essay intend to explain the necessity of restraint by criminal law on Commercial Electronic mail abuse issue. About the research method, mainly use “document review method” and “comparative research method” to proceed discussions on queries from the essay. Besides our domestic research, the range also cover America and mainly focus on the punishment and regulation of criminal law on Commercial Electronic message abuse and the related law, practicum and theory understanding of computer crime. To well support the following thesis, which also introduce the related information of Commercial Electronic mail abuse and its restrain strategies. The overall essay will firstly introduce the development of commercial electronic mail and its abuse-fighting history, secondly review the inefficiency on draft governing commercial electronic mail abuse Act; thirdly make further discussion on American legislation’s strategies to fight Commercial Electronic mail abuse and its legislate process, and see if there is any for our reference, and lastly introduce the damage of law situations caused by commercial electronic mails and see how legislation of Taiwan can react, via absorbing the way American legislation do.