It's a clarification. Some of our partners have raised the question of the application of this clause, and particularly of the need to draw a distinction between a contravention under clause 6 and a contravention under clauses 7 and 8. A contravention under the latter two clauses can be much more dangerous, in one sense, for the businesses and individuals concerned. That's why we've limited the damages in the case of a single message to $200. That can't really apply to clauses 7 and 8 because the nature of the contravention could have much more serious consequences than simply receiving an e-mail.
On October 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.