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Spammers Sue Spamee

Posted by samzenpus on from the read-it-or-else dept.

sebFlyte writes "In an interesting take on the law, some (alleged) spammers are suing some poor chap who got them blocked by ISPs due to the fact they kept sending him spam. According to Spamhaus the company doing the suing is on their books as spammer, and also as a spyware company... If this case goes the wrong way, things could get very sticky for anyone wanting to report spam."

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  1. Re:Can Spam Act as defense by tha_mink · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is a serious problem. Lawyers/spammers are now citing CSA, and as long as they're following that ACT, it will be legal.

    But really, all this guy did was complain to his ISP. You cannot get sued for complaining. If there is a lawsuit, it should be against the ISP for canceling the account. No? Seems like a million lawyers would jump at a countersuit on this one.

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    You'll have that sometimes...
  2. Old fashion way by future+assassin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Get spam and lose your mind
    Get spammer banned/blocked
    Get spammer to sue you
    Get spammers personal info from law suit

    Spammer found sleeping with fishes.

    You win case as your alibi is that you were too busy removing spam from your inbox to do anything that smart.

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    by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*