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Spammers Finally Under the Legal Gun?

Posted by timothy on from the boy-I-hope-so dept.

MarkvW writes with this welcome bit of Schadenfreude: "People are finally starting to use the anti-spam laws in the malevolent manner in which they were intended — unlimited consumer lawsuits from unlimited plaintiffs!" The story's protagonist is my hero for the season.

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  1. Re:Dan is... odd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Having a valid opt-out isn't good enough.

    No, it isn't.

    I'm not Dan, but I've dealt with people who think like you before.

    Let me put it simply: I didn't opt in to your spam. You're already stealing my time and resources if you managed to get it through my spam filters. So I'm sure as fuck not going to trust you to opt me back out of it.

  2. Re:spam is just an example of e-Marketing by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because it's using my resources to "speak" without asking me first.

    The first amendment does not require me to hold your protest rally in my garden. I may do it, provided I support your case or at least don't care, but the 1st does not require me to surrender my property or my rights to something (in this case, the storage space on a server that I have the right to use) to let someone execute his 1st amendment right.

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  3. Re:delusions by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, he's winning those court cases, and earns enough money doing so to make a living, so I'm not sure about delusions.

  4. $50 per day??? No! by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Under California Law, Business & Professions Code Section 17529.5 it is $1,000 per e-mail.

    But, there are two things you forget: (1) that there is a cost; and (2) if many people do it, it will bankrupt the people who are advertised by the spam. This threat may convince companies that will hire spammers to think carefully before hiring a spammer.

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  5. Re:You'd think TFA could at least get English righ by LingNoi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You don't happen to work as a spammer do you? I don't see how any reasonable person could think this is morally wrong.

    I also don't see anything morally wrong with your example you gave either however it isn't exactly equal to what this guy is doing since he has evidence.

    Everyone's tired of the internet being treated like a toilet (except you it seems) by companies. If this dude can clean it up a little then that's good by me regardless of what reasons he has to do it.