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Fax-Spam Prohibition Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by timothy on from the right-to-drown-kittens-in-milk dept.

An anonymous reader submitted a link to this Orange County Register story which reports that "A federal court has ruled in favor of Aliso Viejo (California)-based Fax.com in a dispute over the federal statute that bars sending mass, unsolicited faxes, the company said. Two years ago, Missouri sued Fax.com and another broadcast-fax advertising service that has since gone out of business for violations of the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act." Missouri's Attorney General plans to appeal.

2 of 57 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    duh, it's right on their web site:

    http://www.fax.com/Customer_support/contact.asp

    fax: 949-916-8629

  2. Don't fax that judge! by pdqlamb · · Score: 3, Informative

    Don't sign up the (stoopid luser of a) judge that ruled spam faxers have a constitutional right to use your connection, equipment, paper and toner. No, he's already stuck his foot in it, and he won't change his mind.

    Instead, sign up all the judges on the appeals court that will hear the appeal, and fax them your junk e-mails, etc. They're the ones who will decide next. If they can't get any useful faxes (like submissions from Fax.com), maybe they'll see reason.

    (flame) Lusers named Limbaugh are a hopeless case.(/flame)