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Massachusetts Atty. General Forces Spammer to Pay

Posted by timothy on from the small-change dept.

Cildar writes "The Attorney General of Massachusetts has forced a Florida spammer to pay a $25,000 fine and enter into a cease and desist order. The original suit contained both state consumer protection theories as well as allegations of CAN-SPAM violations. Here is the Attorney General's press release.

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  1. I'd Prefer Stoning by DiscoNick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its a small start, but public stoning would be a more rewarding payback for those of us who stayed many late hours updating our spam filters.

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    1. Re:I'd Prefer Stoning by KimiDalamori · · Score: 2, Funny

      Judging by some of the things they're trying to sell me, I think they might already be stoned... =P Power to the A.G. for at least trying to enforce CAN-SPAM, I look forward to seeing if this holds up in court.

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    2. Re:I'd Prefer Stoning by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 4, Funny

      one pebble per spam otta do it.

    3. Re:I'd Prefer Stoning by BCW2 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Naahhh, he should just be tied to a tree, upside down and fed ex-lax for a week. Then he would be covered in what he sends out.

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    4. Re:I'd Prefer Stoning by secretsquirel · · Score: 2, Funny

      "...but if you're not going to duck, you're an idiot."

      Ya, lets see whose the idiot after my dick grows 8 inches and I'm banging models in Tahiti from the amazing new product that your never gonna know existed!

    5. Re:I'd Prefer Stoning by secretsquirel · · Score: 2, Funny

      " Judging by some of the things they're trying to sell me, I think they might already be stoned... =P"

      The most important rule in buisness IMHO, "Never overestimate the intelligence of the average consumer." Also brings to mind the old P.T Barnum quote "There's a sucker born every minute."
      The fact that most people really do belive anything they hear, especially if they hear it will get them laid, is the foundation from which the modern economy is built upon.

    6. Re:I'd Prefer Stoning by CGP314 · · Score: 4, Funny

      They destroy legitimate sources of advertising income.

      Yes please, won't someone think of the advertising.


      -Colin

  2. Re:Cost of doing business by DiscoNick · · Score: 5, Funny

    He probably uses it as a tax writeoff!

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  3. How about.... by rathehun · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...the penalty for distributing spyware be using a computer, only with Internet Explorer, NO access to Ad-Aware/Spybot/etc and forced to keep the "Cute Kitty" screensaver that somebody reffered to in the SETI story?

    I think he can then do his thing. Well, maybe he can use Gator to remember his passwords.

    Waste these assholes...

  4. Damn Liberal Massachusetts Judges by digitalgimpus · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... making spammers pay.

    What's next? Respecting the constitution?

    It never ends.

    George W. 4 more years of what?

  5. fines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Spammers should have to pay the ammounts they display in their emails when its one of those emaisl that says youve won like 1.4 million dollars, it should be fair to force the spammer to pay you that money.

  6. You know the government is screwed ... by camooT · · Score: 3, Funny
    When the RIAA is doing a better job of enforcing the law. Chances are, if we ever see any spammer get seriously boned, it'll be because he forgot to disable file sharing on Kazaa.

    $25,000 to this guy is as remarkable as your first time was to you.