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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. How does this work in other states? by Sirion · · Score: 5, Interesting

    IIRC, this sort of law exists in a few other states. How simple is it to actually use? Does the spammer have to be in California? Do I need to be able to locate the spammer?

    1. Re:How does this work in other states? by Elvisisdead · · Score: 5, Informative

      The spamee needs to live in CA. In Virginia, it's realtively simple to file a suit under the anti-spam law. The county clerk is usually very helpful in letting you know what you need to do to file.

      Read a story about how a guy here in VA filed and won.

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