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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. Re:Cost of doing business by Brynath · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Well the settlement may not slow him down, but the fact that he "...must pay $25,000 and put an end to the practice..." could stop him from doing buisness as usual.

    We shall see.

  2. Better than a fine... by Johnny+Fusion · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Part of the Hackerdom's whipping boy's sentance was not being able to user the Internet for many years.

    I think this would be very fitting punishment for a spammer.

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