Slashdot Mirror
MoFo Sues Spammer
Ed Cherlin writes: "A press release on PR Newswire states that Morrison & Foerster, aka MoFo, is suing Etracks of Belmont CA under California law for continuing to spam MoFo's e-mail clients after proper legal notification to stop, and for failing to put ADV: or ADV:ADLT in the subject line. MoFo asks for an injunction and legal costs in addition to statutory damages ($50/spam up to $25,000/day). More than 6,500 messages were received after the notification was delivered, so that comes to $325,000 on the first count, plus fees. MoFo lawyers get what? $500/hour? More?"
ok then your [sic] infringing on my copyright! Could you as [sic] me next time before STEALING my comments for your own?
I think the efforts to prosecute moron spammers are great things. I loath spam, and I look forward to its passing the same way I wait for trucks with loudspeakers blaring to pass.
I know Washington state chose to pass another split-hair law defining "spam" as illegal, rather than just use the same laws that keep Jehovas Witnesses, door to door salesmen, and other such things out of your way. I consider my email server to be exactly like my front porch: If you are there when I have explicitly stated you are not welcome, you are guilty of trespassing.
People I don't know can still come to my door and get my attention, but if I say "go away" and they don't, or if they then come back, such actions have been prosecutable for a thousand years.
Anyway, Gambatte! To make money, spammers have to provide some form of actual contact information. The sender or the one being advertized, or both, deserve to be slapped back.
Bob-
The Ludwig von Mises Institute. The reasoning individuals economics
Good for them! It's a good case, since both Mofo and the spammers are in California, and there are state laws that apply. I wonder if anyone at Mofo got the spam from candidate for governor Rep. Bill Jones. Maybe they can sue him, too.
Lawyers bill at different rates, but I'd guess about $500/hour if they get a partner to bill the hours, less if it's an associate. But they're a big firm, so they could put a lot of lawyers on it.
I guess lawyers are finally getting through the backlog of .com bankruptcies, and are looking for other work to keep them busy :-)
them sounds like some angry mofos
Mofo lawers get what? $500/hour? More?
Perhaps I'm just sorely ignorant of pop culture and its slang, but what precisely does "mofo" mean? From what I've already heard it's a contraction of "mother figure," but I find this hard to believe because of the context that the word is used. Although I suppose perceiving a large law firm as a "mother figure" isn't too far "out there." Anyway, any etymological information on this interesting slang is appreciated. Thank you.
I've heard this phrase used sometimes whilst in high school. The context of its usage often varied considerably. I was constantly perplexed at its versatility; it seemed to be an equally appropriate word used pejoratively, in agnst or agitation, or in excitement. I understand that the intrinsic versatility of "fuck" and its variants lend itself to expression in the aforementioned contexts, but what just boggles my mind is the appended sole letter "a". Is there a word or phrase that is implied after the "a"? Truly fascinating.
P.S. Is "hella" a contraction of "hellacious?"
Ass
Somebody had to fight for the public interest in that case, and MoFo stepped up to the plate. Good guys.