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California Anti-Spam Law Approved

Posted by timothy on from the sue-sue-sue dept.

Metroid72 writes "Zdnet reports that "A California anti-spam bill passed the Senate on Wednesday, a first step toward the passage of a law that would give people the right to sue spammers." I guess there's light at the end of the tunnel"

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  1. Anti-Spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder how Hormel feels about all of this Anti-Spam sentiment.

  2. alrighty then by chimpo13 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll quit my job and rake in easy money by suing spammers. If you'd like to know how you too can do this, send $5 to...

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  3. Haha, sure, ok. by Exiler · · Score: 4, Funny

    Find a spammer, heck, in the time it would take you to do that you could go out and find 500 bucks on the street.

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  4. A copy of the bill ... by Snork+Asaurus · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... has been e-mailed to every California taxpayer.

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  5. light at the end of the tunnel by stonebeat.org · · Score: 3, Funny

    is just a frieght train coming your way....

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    1. Re:light at the end of the tunnel by TeknoHog · · Score: 3, Funny

      And the light at the end of the carpal tunnel is just your optical mouse.

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  6. Full Text of anti-spam bill below: by Snork+Asaurus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Shut up, bloody Vikings!

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  7. Re:Technology, not laws by Landaras · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't see how laws on Spam are going to be effective. How can they thwart someone in China?


    Bombs. Lots and lots of bombs.

    To quote someone from the discussion of the national do-not-call list administered by the FCC, "I'm looking forward to the national do-not-spam list, administered by the U.S. Army."

    (Note for the humor-impaired: I'm not serious about the above)
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  8. Re:Fine and dandy.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We must keep spam local!

    Do we really want to drive of the spammers overseas and take work away from Americans? Well, if that's the winds are blowing these days...

  9. give Nigerian spammers my acct# to pay judgement? by SourceHammer · · Score: 2, Funny


    So when I sue the Nigerians who spam me, will they want my bank account number to deposit the funds for the judgement? I figure that I can sue them for $16 million dollars by now.

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  10. Re:Long way by The+Bungi · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you have anything of value to add here, or are you just playing "Whiny Liberal Hippie Does Slashdot"?

  11. How long until... by mla_anderson · · Score: 3, Funny

    How long until I start getting spam from lawyers wanting to sue other spammers on my behalf?

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