Spamming Gets Expensive in Utah and Ohio

bradipo writes "A large number of lawsuits have been filed against companies that have not complied with the anti-spam statute in Utah. I'm not sure how this will turn out, but it should be interesting nonetheless." And reader spoton writes "The governor of Ohio has signed into law a bill that allows internet subscribers to sue for up to $50,000 and ISP's for up to $500,000. It allows you to sue for $100 per email + court and lawyer fees incurred. Looks like the cost of spamming is going up."

Comments

When SPAM is outlawed

[evilviper]

When spamming is outlawed in your state, then only people outside your state will be able to spam.

Outlaw everything you don't like and soon no one will be able to do anything. I would much rather seek technological methods of spam filtering (e-mail, faxes and phone calls) than see any more rights revoked.

The quickest way to an authoritarian state is to pass laws that make everyone an outlaw, and selectively enforce those laws.

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A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them for a century.
--Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu