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Posted by CmdrTaco on from the make-money-slow dept.

Bud Dwyer writes "Wired is running the heartening story of Bennett Haselton, who was awarded $2000 from spammers under Washington state's anti-spam law. From the article: 'Spam fighters hope that if enough individuals take spammers to court, it could eventually drive the industry out of business. And, some savvy individuals could make some easy money along the way, and with a clear conscience, too.'"

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  1. First Moist! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ahhhhhh...

  2. Hmm I think i'd be.. by saqmaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... rich by now.

    "If I had $1 for every *insert word here* i'd had.. i'd be rich by now.."

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    "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story..."
  3. first spam (the meat) post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Spam! Some Parts Are Meat!
    It's good in a can!
    It's good on sandwhiches!
    It's fun to play with!

  4. Lordy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What I wouldn't do for a clear conscience!

  5. page widening post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Time to widen the page

    <a href=Hi,.I'm.the.page.widenere.man!.I'm.here.to.wi den.the.pages.of.slashdot.for.this.one.post.at.a.p ositive.score!.I.hope.you.all.enjoy.reading.my.pag e.widening.post.as.much.as.I.enjoyed.writing.it!.N ow.I.will.proceed.to.have.sex.with.a.horse.and.sho ve.the.goatse.cx.guy's.ass.right.up.my.own.ass!.Ch eers.folks!.For.years.now,.the.common.American.pen is.bird.has.been.a.staple.of.every.American's.dail y.diet..Whether.it.be.penis.bird.sandwiches,.fried .penis.bird,.or.perhaps.penis.bird.under.glass.for .the.rich,.we.all.have.penis.bird.at.least.once.a. day..Many.Americans.have.no.clue.how.the.penis.bir d.became.so.important.in.the.pyramid.of.a.balanced .diet,.so.in.this.article.I.will.attempt.to.explai n.its.history.and.why.it.is.so.useful..In.the.earl y.1870s,.Francis.Zefran.became.the.first.penis.bir d.breeder.in.North.America..He.started.his.famous. Penis.Bird.Ranch.in.Canton,.OH..At.the.time,.not.m uch.was.known.of.the.penis.bird's.nutritional.valu e,.but.the.Penis.Bird.Ranch.changed.all.of.that..N ot.only.did.Francis.Zefran.raise.penis.birds.to.se ll.their.colorful.plumes.a.VERY.lucrative.business ,.he.also.set.up.the.world's.first.research.lab.de dicated.solely.to.the.study.of.the.penis.bird.The. lab.found.many.interesting.things..First,.it.was.d iscovered.that.thepenis.bird.was.actually.semisent ient..Second,.the.scientists.found.that.the.meat.o f.the.penis.bird.was.high.in.protein,.vitamin.A,.v itamin.B,.and.calcium,.while.low.in.fat,.cholestor ol,.and.sodium..Never.before.had.such.a.nutritious .meal.been.had.without.supplement.or.fortification ..The.scientists.of.the.lab.recommended.immediatel y.that.the.penis.bird.become.a.part.of.every.Ameri can's.daily.diet..When.the.news.of.the.penis.bird' s.usefulness.reached.president.Rutherford.B..Hayes ,.he.was.absolutely.ecstatic..You.see,.President.H ayes.owed.a.number.of.favors.to.Francis.Zefran.bec ause.as.I.said.earlier,.the.penis.bird.plume.trade .was.an.extremely.lucrative.business.and.Mr..Zefra n.was.important.in.getting.RBH.elected.through.a.n umber.of.monetary.gifts..President.Hayes.immediate ly.asked.Congress.to.pass.what.we.all.know.today.a s.the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consumption.Act..The .act.did.a.number.of.things.to.make.the.penis.bird .a.daily.meal,.most.important.of.which.was.the.req uirement.that.for.every.four.people.in.a.household ,.one.penis.bird.must.consumed.every.day..Another. thing.the.act.did.was.create.an.artificial.monopol y.for.Francis.Zefran's.Penis.Bird.Industries..The. act.stated.that.the.only.supplier.of.penis.bird.me at.in.the.US.would.be.PBI..As.one.would.imagine,.t his.quickly.made.Francis.Zefran.into.the.richest.m an.in.the.world..He.was.soon.a.multibillionaire.qu adrillionaire.with.today's.inflation..Never.before .had.a.single.man.seen.such.wealth..Many.challenge s.were.made.to.the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consump tion.Act,.and.several.even.made.it.the.Supreme.Cou rt..It.was.argued.that.the.act.was.unconstitutiona l.and.went.against.liberty.itself,.but.once.the.de tractors.tasted.delicious.penis.bird.meat.for.the. first.time,.they.immediately.dropped.their.cases.a nd.followed.the.law.to.the.letter..We.all.know.tod ay.that.penis.bird.is.the.most.delicious.meat.man. has.ever.known,.but.at.that.time,.the.only.meats.p eople.ate.were.pork.and.beef..In.the.early.1970s,. though,.challenges.to.the.act.began.again..Many.ar gued.that.the.monopoly.given.to.Penis.Bird.Industr ies.by.the.act.was.in.all.ways.unamerican..The.Sup reme.Court.finally.agreed,.and.in.1974,.Section.II .of.the.act.was.struck.down..This.in.effect.opened .the.market.to.competition.for.all..Today,.Penis.B ird.Industries.is.almost.no.more..Today.we.have.th e.market.leader.Penis.Bird.Meat.International.faci ng.against.Penissoft,.a.recent.startup..Where.will .the.future.lead.the.penis.bird.market?.Only.time. will.tell.us,.but.one.thing.is.certain:.penis.bird s.are.here.to.stay!></A>

    1. Re:page widening post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I smell a Slashcode bugfix heading this way! No wait... that's just jamie. Does he always smell like that? Ewww...

      Thanks for pointing this out. All your base are belong to Slashcode.

    2. Re:page widening post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Thanks, fucktard. I had been reading /. at -1, enjoying the funny trolls and despairing at the just plain stupid ones, but thanks to your dumb ass I'm going back to God's comment limit, score=1.

      I bet you've caused more people to ignore trolls, as well as the non-troll ACs who happen to have relevant things to say. So it's really only yourself that you've hurt.

  6. SPAM DISCLAIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DISCLAIMER: Information within this email contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward looking statements." Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward looking statements in this action may be identified through the use of words such as "projects", "foresee", ÿFFFF93expectsÿFFFF92ÿFFFF94, ÿFFFF93will,ÿFFFF94 ÿFFFF93anticipates,ÿFFFF94 ÿFFFF93estimates,ÿFFFF94 ÿFFFF93believes,ÿFFFF94 "understands" or that by statements indicating certain actions ÿFFFF93may,ÿFFFF94 ÿFFFF93could,ÿFFFF94 or ÿFFFF93mightÿFFFF94 occur. All information provided within this email pertaining to investing, stocks, securities must be understood as information provided and not investment advice. Investment News Alert advises all readers and subscribers to seek advice from a registered professional securities representative before deciding to trade in stocks featured within this email. None of the material within this report shall be construed as any kind of investment advice. In compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, Section17(b), Investment News Alert discloses the receipt of $5,000 cash from a third party for the publication of this report and additional services related to AAPH. Be aware of an inherent conflict of interest resulting from such compensation. All factual information in this report was gathered from public sources, including but not limited to SEC filings, Company Press Releases, and Market Guide. Investment News Alert believes this information to be reliable but can make no guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. Use of the material within this email constitutes your acceptance of these terms.

  7. Re:First Blow Up Afghanistan then... by Steve+B · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    All my spam now seems to be coming from China

    Thank you for having the courage to speak the truth about the brutal and tyrannical Chinese occupation of Tibet....

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    /. If the government wants us to respect the law, it should set a better example.
  8. Re:First Blow Up Afghanistan then... by toupsie · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Moderation of parent message:

    Moderation Totals: Overrated=1, Total=1.

    You got to love the cluelessness of the moderators. Something that is not rated gets moderated to "Overrated".

    Most likely a poor little moderator with a chip on his shoulder. Poor thing...

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  9. Re:--- MAKE MONEY FAST ----- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hmm, the moderators did not get the joke.....

  10. Re:Procmail regex for Chinese encoding? by swb · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    And the two byte characters are?

  11. Re:What are you doing to receive so much spam? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Comparing spam to a girl getting raped? Quite the clueless one.

  12. Re:How about junk snail mail? by nsandver-work · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I did this for a while, but with a fun twist: I shredded everything first. :)

  13. What were you wearing when you were raped? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Obviously you were wearing something slutty. Instead of blaming others maybe you should think about what you did to aim that rape cannon at yourself.

    Fucking idiot.

  14. An actual GOOD use of VC money? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Could this effort be the 1st documented good use of VC Money?