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First Four People Charged Under CAN-SPAM Act

Posted by michael on from the world's-smallest-violin dept.

friedo writes "Four people in Detroit have been charged with emailing fraudulent sales pitches under the new federal CAN-SPAM Law. 'They were accused of disguising their identities in hundreds of thousands of sales pitches and delivering e-mails by bouncing messages through unprotected relay computers on the Internet.'"

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  1. Re:Hit hard! by tehcyder · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Er, I thought it was part of the US's hallowed Constitution not to have cruel and unusual punishment?

    Oh, I forgot, you only invoke the Constitution when it defends the right to bear arms.

    Apologies.

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    To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
  2. yes, but... by period3 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    will there be a public execution?