MySpace Sues Spam King

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."

Comments

It makes sense if you RTFA

[Lazerf4rt]

Richter gained access to MySpace user accounts via phishing schemes, or took control of accounts that had already been phished, and then used the service's bulletin feature.

Re:Banned?

[brunascle]

i assume when they say "ban" they mean legally, like a restraining order. they're probably already banning all the accounts, but if they banned them legally they could threaten to legally take action if they caught them again.

Mod parent funny

[Dark_Gravity]

Parent is not offtopic, as "Tom" is the MySpace founder that all new accounts get as their first friend. Ergo parent is funny, and not offtopic.