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First CAN-SPAM Lawsuit Filed in California

Posted by timothy on from the this-old-big-house dept.

rocketjam writes "Foster City, California-based ISP Hypertouch, Inc. has filed the first lawsuit alleging violations of the new Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. The lawsuit was filed against BobVila.com and the spammer they hired, Bluestream Media, for sending Hypertouch customers unwanted, unsolicited email advertisements for Vila's "Home Again Newsletter." The suit alleges the defendents sent spam email ads with fraudulent headers and no physical address. It also alleges the emails were sent to randomly generated and harvested addresses as well as addresses that had replied to opt-out links in other spams. Hypertouch's attorney, John L. Fallat, said the CAN-SPAM Act offers little protection to the public, but they would use the few protections it offers to punish spammers." Reader Clemence links to Wired's coverage of the suit.

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  1. obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post
    first post

    we all knew it didn't work anyway

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    It's my favorite web site!

  3. Please help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where can I find quality recipes on the Internet? I don't even know where to begin!

    1. Re:Please help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Try using Google

    2. Re:Please help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      How about here

    3. Re:Please help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I did! I typed "Dear Google, I'd like some recipes please. My email address is cmdrtaco@slashdot.org. Thanks." into that little box. I keep checking my e-mail but they haven't sent any recipes yet. What am I doing wrong? How long do you usually have to wait?

    4. Re:Please help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Try just typing "recipes".

    5. Re:Please help! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Whoever modded the parent offtopic obviously didn't understand the subtlety. This post is actually more than pertinent.

  4. What else is new? by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Fraud isn't something new to Bob Vila. He pretends to be a carpenter all the time.

    Seriously, ever notice that he does nothing but talk to the people doing the work, and the few times he actually picks up a tool he even makes me seem coordinated?

    A while ago some friends and I caught an old episode of This Old House when Vila was still on it, and in this particular episode he was talking to Norm Abram as he was putting on some wooden shingles. Bob decided to show show his ineptness by putting up a few himself. Comparing the two would have been sad if it hadn't been so damned funny...

  5. Re:Hmm by Joke+Police · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HURR FUNNAY.

    Wait. No it's not.