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Judge Halts Utah's Spyware Law

Posted by timothy on from the people-love-us-your-honor dept.

TheFarmerInTheDell writes "According to CNet News, a judge in Utah has granted an injunction to WhenU.com to temporarily halt the state's new anti-spyware law from going into effect. WhenU filed suit in April asking for an injunction, and this judge has decided that their claim of abridging their First Amendment Rights has enough merit to issue the injunction. What about our rights not to have to deal with this scumware?" (This previous post mentions Ben Edelman's research on WhenU and other spyware makers' activities.)

6 of 390 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Utah Utah Utah.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    duh,

    buying a judge in utah is cheap....

    1/2 the price of a judge anywhere else and 1/4 the price of a southern judge.

    Utah judges are some of the easiest to buy there are.

  2. Unfair! by mixmasterjake · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, I never clicked on any license agreement. None of the warez that I downloaded even had one. The other day, this crack I ran had a spyware attached to it. I never clicked "agree" to anything. That's totally unfair!

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    TODO: come up with a clever sig
  3. WhenU ... by Rick.C · · Score: 4, Funny
    Jimminy Cricket sings:

    WhenU click upon a link
    Makes no difference what you think
    WhenU click upon our link
    Your base are belong to us.

    --
    You were 80% angel, 10% demon. The rest was hard to explain. - Over The Rhine
    "Math in a song is good."-Linford
  4. peeping toms protected under the 1st amendment?? by TigerTime · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess now i don't feel so bad about spying on my neighbors now.

  5. Re:First Ammendment by 09za+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    9th Circuit Court of Appeals
    I think you mean "circus"

  6. Put spy-ware on the judges computer! by Perl-Pusher · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then send him emails detailing his computer use. He has already said you have the right. Just include the little devil in an email. After you have sent him his "report", have it timed to pop-up dialog boxes reminding him of his decision.