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California Tries Spam Ban
Schlemphfer writes "Spammers have likely received their biggest setback yet, when California governor Gray Davis today signed a bill outlawing all unsolicited email sent to and from the state. Two things about this new law stand out: first, it puts the burden on senders to prove that they are sending solicited email. Second, it bans the entire practice of spamming, with no loopholes at all like allowing messages with ADV: in the subject. Keep in mind California has the world's fifth largest economy, and they are planning to enforce the law with fines amounting to $1000 per each piece of spam. This law could be ruinous to spammers when it takes effect January 1st."
We all hate spam, but this is just going to clog the Cali legal system even further with bullshit litigations.
It has no bite against the real spammers, who don't have to answer to californias laws. It will just be used by people to harass each other.
That out of state ex just sent you an email? Have him charged. Not to mention all the bounces with forged headers from email worms.
California is turning into such a joke. Subsidized heroin use to the tune of 300 bucks a month. Free drivers licenses for illegals, no background check of any kind (also handy if you want a fake ID, kids).
Blech.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Think about the market for huge mail-servers being bought from IBM and Sun to handle communication.. Both companies will loose money beacuse of this; and that will result in reduction of tax money collected.
Yet another example of how Governor Davis don't think about the consequences of his actions before he acts. I'm glad they are replacing him with someone that can bring the economy back on track and think about more than regualtions.
Proud patriot and republican voter.
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