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Another Go At Making Spam Cost Money

Posted by timothy on from the lawyers-are-involved-so-it-will-cost-money dept.

wario78 writes: "The BBC is running a story about the law firm Morrison and Foerster which is claiming damages against the spam company Etracks based in California. They are asking for $50 in damages for each spam they receive, up to the maximum of $25,000 per day. Nice to see a lawyer doing something community-oriented for a change (even if they are just trying to make a profit from it)."

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  1. Rich by 0xB · · Score: -1, Redundant

    They're going to be rich when they add this payout to the previous ones

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  2. alreadey posted by edmz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/15/195620 0&mode=thread
    -sigh-

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    This paid my last vacation, it mi
  3. This was posted a couple of weeks ago. by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 1, Redundant

    nt

  4. Re:Sueing?? No Try my delicous Beef Stroganoff! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    useful trolls! what'll they think of next? maybe a troll to help me with my hw?