Aussie Spammer Faces Millions in Fines

An anonymous reader writes "An alleged Australian spammer could face millions in fines if he's found guilty of breaking the country's anti-spam laws, reports ZDNet. The Australian Communications Authority alleges that Wayne Mansfield and his company, Clarity 1, sent at least 56 million commercial e-mails in the 12 months after the Spam Act was enacted in April 2004."

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Re:Fines, hm?

[Vo0k]

FTFA:

The Spam Act carries penalties of up to AU$220,000 per day for first-time corporate offenders and up to AU$1.1 million per day for repeat offenders.

So he'd have to make AU$1.1mln per day to break even. I don't think even the most successful spammer could earn that much.