Any GFY Spammers get sued today?
 

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 Jan. 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.

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.

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i hate spam .. but if its legitimate mail lists that people opt into then i think its okay .. whereas this other practise of selling peoples email address's i hate

yup , anyone care to donate to my legal fund?

Looks like Davis Wolfgang Hawke (also known as Dave Bridger), is in a bit of trouble.


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i paid them off

the power of teh dollar

hollar!

they got me :(

maybe some things are gonna change from now on

:glugglug

Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., Earthlink Inc. and Yahoo! Inc

That is a whole lot of legal power there..

it must be scary to be a spammer who lives in the usa

it doesnt get any bigger

You iz a fucking spammer! And a poor gambler

Do the spammers face time or are they just going to be sued for everything they own?

Die Spammers Die :BangBang:

all spammers should die a painfull death :BangBang: :BangBang: :ak47: :feels-hot

all mails i write are extremly WANTED :)

American laws are sooooo fucked up, makes me mad.





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Those companies recieve hundreds of thousands of complaints and spend millions of dollars having to listen to those complaints.

Nobody wants those fucking emails.

those that get sued now they are fucked big time

I am not agaisnt subscription emails optin or what not.

But have a unsubscribe option link.

And that

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Shit is ridiculous. Even the spammer knows nobody wants it. Look at how they have to phrase it just to bypass filters.

If they did absolutely nothing to fight spam. Email would be usless in the next decade

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yeah. got a certified mail today. :(

any way to see a list of all the companies or urls being sued?

what a crook of shit.. with all the REAL problems in the world today we are wasting $ on this bullshit?

lets talk about the cocaine and herion, lets cover the hungry and the unemployed.. what happened to the homeless? i mean come the fuck on.. what did this cost this morning, and couldnt that money be spent somewhere else doin something positive?

we have REAL fucking problems over here...those should be delt with, not this "im sick of not making any money off the email these people are sending" and really thats all this boils down 2. the isps are pissed they arent gettin there cut. if they were gettin a share of the spam money, you wouldnt hear a word.

ask ole billy gates his plan.. he wants you to buy stamps to send email.. wonder whos gonna be sellin em?

Exactly

It is not Microsoft, AOL, Earthlink, or Yahoos responsiblity to worry about drugs or people being hungry. They are worried about the hundreds of thousands of complaints they get from customers. They are worried about the millions of dollars they spend dealing with spam issues.

sig too big.

You OK with spammers but you have problems with ARS sigs? What a freaking joke :1orglaugh