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Pfizer Files Suit Against Viagra Spammers

Posted by timothy on from the do-it-yourself-createapun dept.

edb points to the Wall Street Journal story (carried at SmartMoney among other places) which begins "Pfizer Inc. (PFE) launched a broad legal offensive and Internet advertising campaign to stanch online commerce in bogus Viagra. The drug maker filed suit in federal district court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Monday against three companies and two individuals operating Web sites that allegedly sell fake versions of the popular impotence drug."

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  1. all I have to say is... by boisepunk · · Score: 2

    *clap*

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    1. Re:all I have to say is... by ForestGrump · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Actually, don't clap yet. Pfizer isn't suing because they were spammers, they are suing cuz they were fraudsters.

      Pfizer is taking the stance that it is OK to spam and move their product onto the market. However,it is not OK to spam with the name V1GRA when you are not selling the real thing.

      Grump.

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    2. Re:all I have to say is... by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Informative

      * The suits allege trademark infringement, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices and cyberpiracy under federal and New York laws. In addition, Pfizer sought to seize two dozen Internet domain names that the company says make unauthorized use of the Viagra trademark.*

      they're not actively taking a stance that spamming is good, they just don't care about that part(about _how_ the illeagal marketing of illeagal products was done)..

      what they do care is that these fraudsters are using their product name to sell pirate products to unsuspecting customers.

      I don't think the mentioned online advertising campaign to raise awareness of dangers of fake viagra is going to be spam based, if that's what you were thinking(they mention using google for advertising as one).

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  2. but.. by schnits0r · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't buy Viagra, I buy a "V1agr4 Subst1tu7e"!

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