Another Go At Making Spam Cost Money

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)."

Comments

All the stores I shop in

[BiggestPOS]

Charge for the canned meats. Though I don't see many people BUYING them, maybe thats where the problem comes in. Why are people complaining about FREE canned meat... Oh thats right, its gross. I also take all the CRAP mail that I get in my Real-Mail box, and stuff it in my envelopes when I send off my bills. Let them throw it away.

Why is spam treated differently?

[Troed]

Sometimes I get unwanted email in my inbox. Sometimes people put unwanted ads under the windshield wipers of my card. Sometimes people send me unwanted ads as letters [bypassing the "no ads here" sticker on my front door.

We cheer people suing over case 1, but we do nothing about case 2 and 3 .. correct?

I really don't see the difference. I throw unwanted ads away, I've always done. Hey, every once in a while it's actually something interesting too [although, most spam seem targeted at US citizens .. still waiting for a tire-company to offer their services to me here in southern Sweden through email]