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OptInRealBig Wins Restraining Order On SpamCop

Posted by timothy on from the bad-guys-with-lawyers dept.

arikb writes "Some online newspapers are reporting that the infamous Scott Richter and his company OptInRealBig won a temporary restraining order against SpamCop. The TRO prevents SpamCop from sending complaints about OIRB to their provider or removing email addresses from the complaints it receives which regard OIRB. I think we will rue this day for years to come." Update: 05/12 16:43 GMT by T : The Ultimate Fartkno writes "HillsCap, a fed-up SpamCop user, is now organizing a class-action lawsuit to be brought against Richter and Opt-In. At least 1,000 signatures are needed, so tell your friends!"

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  1. Chicken Little by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    I think we will rue this day for years to come.
    Spare us the drama. No, we won't rue this day for years to come. It's a temporary restraining order that expires on May 20th. That's next week. If you blink, you'll miss it. Also, note this from TFA:
    IronPort did not file an opposition to OptIn's motion for a TRO, which OptIn filed May 4. The court reviewed the papers and issued its ruling on OptIn's motion May 10 without a hearing. IronPort has not yet filed an answer to OptIn's original complaint.
    Ironport owns Spamcop, for those who don't know. So where's the problem? The sky is not falling. Someone show the judge the Daily Show clip of Richter, his "high volume email deployment", and how he was made a fool. I'll reply if I find the link.
    1. Re:Chicken Little by thewldisntenuff · · Score: 5, Informative

      http://dnsbl.net.au/files/show.wmv
      http://www.ian ai.net/jokes/DailyShow.ScottRichter. wmv
      http://www.badmonkey.ca/files/show.wmv

      Links to the Scott Richter clip!

      Maybe this will fix my crappy karma....May the Slashdot Effect Begin!!!!

      -thewldisntenuff

      --
      My MythTV HowTo
  2. Follow-up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Video. Wonder how long that poor schmuck's server will last, but it's not on the Comedy Central page for the Daily Show that I can see.

  3. Read the Article by hburch · · Score: 5, Informative
    Heck, read the summary. The injuction and the suit involves sending e-mail to ISPs (presumably, OIRB's) and deleting e-mail addresses from complaints. This suit does not deal with listing OIRB as a domain that you may want to block.

    "We're not going after IronPort because of their blocking. We're going after IronPort for the harassment," [OIRB's Scott Richter] said. "We're going to go after many antispam groups."

    I think they are going after because of their blocking, but their suit does not complain about the blocking. They are going after anonymous e-mail complaints and sending e-mail to the ISP. Your argument does not address the issue at hand.

  4. Re:How's this happening, again? by ScouseMouse · · Score: 5, Informative

    Whether or not Spamming is legal is not actually the point. Any private individual has the right to hold opinions on the activities of another person or company.

    The scummers, erm, spammers, are using the argument that blocking these emails is costing them business.

    I would use the counter argument, that people (And this includes ISP's) choose *not* to recieve these emails because they are costing them time and money, and the spammers are not recompensing them.

    You may have the right to show me advertising, but you dont have the right to make me pay for you to do it. One of the reasons i dumped my old Dial up account is the minute or so wait while i downloaded scum.. erm.. spam... erm... marketing emails during which time the clock was ticking, but i coudnt use my internet connection.

    There are still quite a number of places in the world where people still pay for internet by the minute. (Not me any more fortunately)

    So, if any of your spammers are out there reading this message, Feel free to try to sue me for accusing you of the following: you are BOTTOM SUCKING LEECHES who survive by MAKING EVERYONES INTERNET CONNECTIONS THAT MORE UNPLEASANT TO USE. I not only hoping you loose the case against SPAMCOP, AOS, MICROSOFT et al, i hope they NAIL YOUR SCUMMY LITTLE COMPANIES TO THE WALL, and prove to everyone just what MORONIC IDIOTS you are in practicing this BARELY LEGAL "marketing" activity that would be BANNED IN VIRTUALLY ANY OTHER MEDIA.

    Hmm, theraputic, must do that more often :-)