((a)) ** In general** It is unlawful for a person to promote, or allow the promotion of, that person’s trade or business, or goods, products, property, or services sold, offered for sale, leased or offered for lease, or otherwise made available through that trade or business, in a commercial electronic mail message the transmission of which is in violation of if that person—

((1)) knows, or should have known in the ordinary course of that person’s trade or business, that the goods, products, property, or services sold, offered for sale, leased or offered for lease, or otherwise made available through that trade or business were being promoted in such a message;

((2)) received or expected to receive an economic benefit from such promotion; and

((3)) took no reasonable action—

((A)) to prevent the transmission; or

((B)) to detect the transmission and report it to the Commission.

((b)) ** Limited enforcement against third parties**

((1)) ** In general** Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person (hereinafter referred to as the “third party”) that provides goods, products, property, or services to another person that violates subsection (a) shall not be held liable for such violation.

((2)) ** Exception** Liability for a violation of subsection (a) shall be imputed to a third party that provides goods, products, property, or services to another person that violates subsection (a) if that third party—

((A)) owns, or has a greater than 50 percent ownership or economic interest in, the trade or business of the person that violated subsection (a); or

((B))

((i)) has actual knowledge that goods, products, property, or services are promoted in a commercial electronic mail message the transmission of which is in violation of ; and

((ii)) receives, or expects to receive, an economic benefit from such promotion.

((c)) ** Exclusive enforcement by FTC** Subsections (f) and (g) of do not apply to violations of this section.section 7706 of this title

((d)) ** Savings provision** Except as provided in , nothing in this section may be construed to limit or prevent any action that may be taken under this chapter with respect to any violation of any other section of this chapter.section 7706(f)(8) of this title