California Sues Spammer for $2 Million

Posted by timothy on Monday September 30, 2002 @09:20AM from the hit-hit-hit dept.

KilroyTheVeg writes "The Mercury News reports that the California Attorney General, Bill Lockyer, filed suit against Internet marketer PW Marketing LLC, accusing the company of illegally spamming millions of Californians. The Story is here and the Sidney Morning Herald also has the story here. The suit named PW Marketing LLC (note:subpoena in link is third one down the page) and its owners Paul Willis and Claudia Griffins defendants in the suit which seeks "at least" $US2 million from them for allegedly flouting several state consumer protection laws banning spam mail. All I can say is Make 'em pay, it's the only way to hurt 'em where it counts." Update: 09/30 22:02 GMT by T : Note, that's Sydney Morning Herald.

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good by kmac06 · 2002-09-30 09:20 · Score: 0, Redundant

I'm sick of getting lots of spam...hopefully this will help cut down on it
Re:one of a million by LordNimon · 2002-09-30 09:33 · Score: 0, Redundant

It will set a precedent that will hopefully scare some of the others.

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Re:one of a million by Dimensio · 2002-09-30 09:42 · Score: 1, Redundant

If you were to take the ten most notorious spammers and bathe them in low-molar sulfuric acid, then inject broken glass into them via an extra-thick enema tube before crucifying them in a public field, that might be a deterrant to other spammers.

Why this has not yet been done is a mystery to me.

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