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Porn Firms Spanked for Spam

Posted by timothy on from the will-spank-for-food dept.

Petersko writes "Five pornography companies have agreed to pay $1.16 million in fines for sending spam e-mail without a warning that it contains sexually explicit material, U.S. regulators said Wednesday."

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  1. Thank you sir, may I have another! by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Porn Firms Spanked for Spam"

    And they liked it.

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    1. Re:Thank you sir, may I have another! by GypC · · Score: 3, Funny
      Not only did they like it, they filmed it.

      At $19.95 a month for a firmspankings.com membership it shouldn't take long to make their money back.

  2. Good thing it wasn't Utah or Minnesota by Seumas · · Score: 4, Funny

    These guys are getting off with a slap on the wrist considering the erection of new laws in certain states. They easily could have gotten a stiffer penalty and possibly done some hard time. Perhaps this will convince them to pull out of the spam game, though.

  3. "Microsoft Corp helped in the investigation..." by tyates · · Score: 2, Funny

    the FTC said. Jeez, do I really have to say it? Okay, fine, I will. "Thank you, Microsoft." You can go back to suing ex-employees now.

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  4. Merely a notch in the armor of Spam. by deemaunik · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yeah, 1.16 Million in damages. Meanwhile, notwithstanding that loss, they probably made ten to fifty times that in the carpet bombing. 1.16 Million is hardly a huge goal when it comes to lawsuits in the states. =/ Unfortunately.

  5. what the hell... by Mad_Rain · · Score: 2, Funny

    How could the submitter send in this summary without the most important thing: Pictures! ;)

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  6. "Porn Firms Spanked for Spam" by iignotus · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't even know where to start...

  7. So, can we see this spam? by lightspawn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is the only problem with those emails the sexual content?

    Were there no forged email headers? Was the unsubscribe link valid and not a source of more spam? Was the spam not sent from unsecured, unknowing mail servers? Was there no attempt to deceive recipients or get past spam blockers? Was the sender properly identified?

    This should end with prison sentences, not a fine - but unless there's evil porn involved, good luck getting law enforcement even mildly interested.

    Remember kids: if it's sex, it's bad. Otherwise, it's good. A simple rule, and easy to remember.

  8. Re:Have agreed to pay.... by DA-MAN · · Score: 2, Informative

    Have agreed to pay? They get a choice?

    Yes, they can pay the fine OR they can pay a lawyer, go to court, and lose the cost of the lawyer + cost of fine + court costs + incurred penalties.

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