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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."

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  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.

    --
    If you mod me down, I *will* introduce you to my sister!
  2. Re:good luck lads. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Oh yea ? What do you bet the cowboys try it ? Arresting UK citizens for something which is perfectly legal in the country whose legal system defined the US one ?

    This one sided extradition treaty must be suspended now, or we must use it the other way. How cozy it was for the US to refuse to extradite terrorists of the IRA for "political crimes" - feels different after 9/11 (or 11/9 as we call it) doesn't it ? How I laughed as the firefighters of NY - who supported the IRA through Noraid for years, got a taste of the medicine that too many of my countrymen had already experienced.

    Steve

  3. 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.
  4. Re:Jurisdiction? by CmdrGravy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I offer services to US Citizens too, I shove models of big ben up their arses, make them eat the American flag and jog around the Diana memorial river until they lose some weight ( $199, no flights or accomodation included ) which is probably illegal in the US however since I reside in the UK, my business is registered in the UK and my money is stored in the UK I wouldn't imagine any US court has any jurisdiction over any part of my business even though I am still offering, a very valuable, service to Americans