MySpace Sues Spam King

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @02:58AM from the why-would-you-call-yourself-spam-king dept.

Harry Maugans writes to mention a lawsuit filed by MySpace against Scott Richter, the 'Spam King'. Filed under California's harsh anti-spam laws, the suit alleges that Richter sent millions of unsolicited 'bulletins' to MySpace users over the past few years. From the article: "The suit is aiming for monetary damages and an injunction that would permanently ban Richter and his affiliates from MySpace. The amount of money sought by MySpace has not been disclosed. Richter was already ordered to pay $7 million in a 2003 lawsuit filed by Microsoft after initially refusing to settle the dispute for $100,000. Microsoft announced in 2005 that it would be using the money from the settlement to fuel further antispam operations."

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In related news... by EveryNickIsTaken · 2007-01-23 02:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Tom has had a class action suit leveled against him for sending out millions of unsolicited "friend" requests.
mmmm, spam by bsundhei · 2007-01-23 02:30 · Score: 5, Funny

So is 'Spam King' the even cheaper version of Burger King?
He was on the Daily Show by Lazerf4rt · 2007-01-23 03:26 · Score: 4, Funny

They interviewed this guy on the Daily Show last year. Fun watch. He insisted he was not a "spammer" but rather a "high volume e-mail deployer". He also argued that people "want" to get the e-mails he deploys.

I wonder how he will spin unsolicited bulletins sent from stolen MySpace accounts? "People enjoy receiving bulletins from their friends about valuable products and services. We just help them do that."