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Ohio Law Could Send Spammers To Jail

Posted by timothy on from the to-roam-among-their-own-kind dept.

ej0c writes "We in Ohio are set to save you from Spam. The legislature, with AOL's help, passed a tough anti-spam bill (Reuters). Spam in Ohio, and you'll be in the can for 6 months, with fines of $25,000 per violation, or $2 to $8 per e-mail. Text of the Act."

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  1. You know what I'm looking forward to by IncarnadineConor · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is when someone posts that stupid pre made form where they check off the boxes as to why this won't work. I can't wait for that one.

  2. If jail is the answer, it was a stupid question by swingkid · · Score: 0, Troll

    We need to STOP putting so many people in jail for non-violent crimes. How many people's lives would be spared, how many tax dollars saved, if we reformed our prison system?