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Spamhaus to Ignore $11.7M Judgement

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-say-it's-spam-and-i-say-the-hell-with-it dept.

6031769 writes, "As reported on CNet, Spamhaus is choosing to ignore a judgement of $11.7M against them in an uncontested trial in an Illinois court. According to Spamhaus, the judgement has no impact on them, since they are a British organization." From the Spamhaus reply to the judgment: "Default judgments obtained in US county, state or federal courts have no validity in the UK and can not be enforced under the British legal system... As spamming is illegal in the UK, an Illinois court ordering a British organization to stop blocking incoming Illinois spam in Britain goes contrary to UK law which orders all spammers to cease sending spam in the first place."

2 of 471 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Default Judgements by IdleTime · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Ahem.. This is another example of braindead americans who think that the whole world is within their jurisdiction.

    A UK company can not be hauled in front of the courts in USA. if you, an American company ro citizen wants to take legal action against a foreign company, it has to be done in the country where the company is a legal entity.
    Americans are the dumbest idiots.

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  2. Re:wow by Score+Whore · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    by a Judge with no savvy at all


    Why do you make stuff up? Not only that but all of the evidence suggests that the judge did exactly as appropriate.

    It's like there's a scale in your head and you weigh your opinions on it and until the needle points at "Me! For! The! Win!" you keep adding stuff. Adding whatever it takes until your argument seems heavy enough.