Spam Wham! Major ISPs dogpile the spam lawsuits! - GoFuckYourself.com

Greg B · 03-10-2004, 07:20 PM

It's about time!

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ISPs sue over spam e-mails
Suits first major industry action under new 'can spam' laws
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 Posted: 2229 GMT (0629 HKT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of the nation's largest Internet providers, in an unusual joint effort, said Wednesday they filed six lawsuits against hundreds of people who were accused of sending millions of unwanted e-mails in violation of the new U.S. law against "spam."

The legal actions by Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., Earthlink Inc. and Yahoo! Inc., represent the first major industry actions under the "can spam" legislation that went into effect January 1. The lawsuits, filed in federal courts in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington state, were announced at a news conference.

The companies said the defendants include some of the nation's most notorious large-scale spammers. The Internet providers -- collectively with tens of millions of subscribers -- said they shared information, resources and investigative information to identify some of the defendants.

"Congress gave us the necessary tools to pursue spammers with stiff penalties, and we in the industry didn't waste a moment moving with speed and resolve to take advantage of the new law," said Randall Boe, AOL's top lawyer and executive vice president. AOL and CNN.com are both owned by Time Warner.

Dozens of those named in the lawsuits, however, were identified only as "John Doe" defendants who were accused of e-mailing unwanted pitches for prescription drugs, herbal potions and weight loss plans.

Among the named defendants were Davis Wolfgang Hawke of Medfield, Massachusetts, whom AOL lawyers said also is known as Dave Bridger, and Braden Bournival of Manchester, New Hampshire. They and others were accused of sending millions of e-mails offering weight loss supplements, handheld devices called "personal lie detectors" and other products.

The "can spam" legislation requires unsolicited e-mails to include a mechanism so recipients could indicate they did not want future mass mailings.

The law also prohibits senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail from disguising their identity by using a false return address or misleading subject line, and it prohibits senders from harvesting addresses off Web sites.

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Amputate Your Head · 03-10-2004, 07:21 PM

'bout fucking time.

XxXotic · 03-10-2004, 07:22 PM

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Amputate Your Head · 03-10-2004, 07:23 PM

hopefully it's not just some lame gesture.... they seriously need to nail those fuckers hard.

Giorgio_Xo · 03-10-2004, 07:36 PM

So it's okay for AOL to fill our mailboxes with plastic disks once a month, but not to spam their network? Fuck them. Same with AT&T being the administrator of the Do-Not Call list. The FCC reported that AT&T had by far the most telemarketing complaints.

DatingGold · 03-10-2004, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo
So it's okay for AOL to fill our mailboxes with plastic disks once a month, but not to spam their network? Fuck them. Same with AT&T being the administrator of the Do-Not Call list. The FCC reported that AT&T had by far the most telemarketing complaints.

Yeah AT&T can eat my ass.

WebDork · 03-10-2004, 08:12 PM

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03-10-2004, 07:20 PM	#1
Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Spam Wham! Major ISPs dogpile the spam lawsuits! It's about time! ------ ISPs sue over spam e-mails Suits first major industry action under new 'can spam' laws Wednesday, March 10, 2004 Posted: 2229 GMT (0629 HKT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of the nation's largest Internet providers, in an unusual joint effort, said Wednesday they filed six lawsuits against hundreds of people who were accused of sending millions of unwanted e-mails in violation of the new U.S. law against "spam." The legal actions by Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., Earthlink Inc. and Yahoo! Inc., represent the first major industry actions under the "can spam" legislation that went into effect January 1. The lawsuits, filed in federal courts in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington state, were announced at a news conference. The companies said the defendants include some of the nation's most notorious large-scale spammers. The Internet providers -- collectively with tens of millions of subscribers -- said they shared information, resources and investigative information to identify some of the defendants. "Congress gave us the necessary tools to pursue spammers with stiff penalties, and we in the industry didn't waste a moment moving with speed and resolve to take advantage of the new law," said Randall Boe, AOL's top lawyer and executive vice president. AOL and CNN.com are both owned by Time Warner. Dozens of those named in the lawsuits, however, were identified only as "John Doe" defendants who were accused of e-mailing unwanted pitches for prescription drugs, herbal potions and weight loss plans. Among the named defendants were Davis Wolfgang Hawke of Medfield, Massachusetts, whom AOL lawyers said also is known as Dave Bridger, and Braden Bournival of Manchester, New Hampshire. They and others were accused of sending millions of e-mails offering weight loss supplements, handheld devices called "personal lie detectors" and other products. The "can spam" legislation requires unsolicited e-mails to include a mechanism so recipients could indicate they did not want future mass mailings. The law also prohibits senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail from disguising their identity by using a false return address or misleading subject line, and it prohibits senders from harvesting addresses off Web sites. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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