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Spammer Sentencing Guidelines Released

Posted by timothy on from the nothing-too-much dept.

jfengel writes "The United States Sentencing Commission has issued its guidelines for punishment under the CAN-SPAM act (PDF, beginning on page 155). You can get 5 years for a second offense or if you're spamming for fraud, child porn or other felony, or 1 to 3 years depending on how much spam you send. If Congress doesn't say otherwise, it goes into effect November 1."

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  1. One thing missing by BCW2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They don't mention a lifetime ban on ever using a computer again, along with confiscation of all computer hardware on conviction.

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