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Microsoft Files 15 Lawsuits Against Spammers

Posted by timothy on from the better-use-of-lawyers dept.

Popsikle writes "A Seattle Paper reports that 'Microsoft Corp. announced it has filed 15 lawsuits against alleged e-mail spammers in Washington state and the United Kingdom on Tuesday.' It states the tough anti-spam laws in UK and Washington allows ISP's to sue spammers. This could be a good test of the new anti-spam laws." There's coverage on CNN as well. Microsoft has picked a good venue for such a case.

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  1. Re:ahhh crap...... by Lxy · · Score: 1, Troll

    School nerds:

    "What the hell would I want a hot chick for? At least my computer comes with documentation. These hot chicks have too many undocumented features and there's just not enough time in my high school career to figure it out!"

    --

    There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
    :wq
  2. MS claims to own spam patent by Ant2 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The only reason Microsoft is suing the "other" spammers is that they are claiming to have a patent covering unsolicited commercial e-mail and want to charge royalties...er...I mean licensing fees.

  3. Re:Gorilla Against Spam!! (GAS) by Badanov · · Score: 0, Troll
    Anti-spam laws and lawsuits are losers. They are a clear violation of the first amendment of the constitution.

    Whether leftwingers like it or not, businesses have an inherent right to advertise for their products using any media they chose and that especially goes for email. The right to business advertising is the heart and soul of free speech.

    These anti-spam laws and the lawsuits will be tossed in a few months on those grounds.

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    Dawn of the Dead
  4. Re:But can they do it? by karmawhoreaide · · Score: 1, Troll

    I would strongly support a moderation option of 'Horrible typing/grammar/spelling -1'. Just burying another post deep in the bowels of slashdot history...