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AOL Spam Case Dismissed Over Jurisdiction Problem

Posted by timothy on from the approach-slowly-swing-fast dept.

An anonymous reader submits "AOL's suit against several Florida-based spammers has been dismissed by a federal judge in Virginia. The judge said the case was tossed because AOL failed to show that Virginia had jurisdiction over the case Apparently being HQ'd in VA and spamming VA residents isn't enough to sue the bastards in Virginia. AOL plans to appeal."

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  1. Jurisdiction? by Mycroft_514 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The current laws involving such things are right in the front of your phone book.

    "Obscence phone calls are a violation of State and Federal laws" is a quote from my phone book. So, judge, go back and find those laws and apply them.

    Out of jusrisdiction indeed!