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US CAN-SPAM Act - awarded $610 million in spammer case

by Newbieee
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WOW.

This is interesting.

Yahoo got $610,000,000 for a spam case.. provided they can get it.
The court should help them get the amount.

Check out this article news.
Yahoo! awarded $610 million in spammer case - Yahoo!
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  • Profile picture of the author atvking
    Yes the courts award 10$/spam e-mail or something similar. So if they sent out say 50million e-mails, this is nothing for spammers, then the complete fine would total to 500million$.

    Not that they will ever be able to collect on this but still its a nice sum of money.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Kind of a hollow victory if they can't collect it.
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    • Profile picture of the author Newbieee
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      Kind of a hollow victory if they can't collect it.
      ya, they should get some legal enforcement to get that amount, like sue or something.
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by Newbieee View Post

        ya, they should get some legal enforcement to get that amount, like sue or something.
        It was a default judgment. They don't even know who the spammers were or where they are. They didn't show up in court.
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    If the spammers had 610 million dollars they probably wouldnt be spamming in the first place.. Good luck trying to collect. lol
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    • Profile picture of the author kobe24
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      If the spammers had 610 million dollars they probably wouldnt be spamming in the first place.. Good luck trying to collect. lol
      LOL touché. They can try to collect all they want at this point, the only thing they are going to be succeeding at is sending those spammers to spam sites other than theirs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dominis Marketing
    It said that they still have to find out who to collect from.
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  • Profile picture of the author Newbieee
    hmmm.
    but surely there is a way to find out.
    there is no way of being anonymous when you brush with the law or policies.
    there are ways to find you.. hahaha right?

    issue court order, means you should know who the person is in order to issue a court order, then if he lose the case or defaults it then he is liable to those charges? im not sure, im not a lawyer so i dont know how it works, but from the best i know according to my country its like that.

    then if you cannot pay the fines, the law will sieze ur house and everything to pay up as much, then u can declare bankrupt and go sit in jail and eat jail food. lol.
    thats how it goes here.

    not sure for other country.
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  • Profile picture of the author webvidman
    It truly would be nice if they could nail some of these spammers to the wall. They give all honest IM'ers a bad name. I know I get tired of it all.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChadOath
    I wonder why some spammers get civil litigation and some face criminal trials for the same types of offenses.
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  • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
    If they don't know who the spammers are, who did they serve with the lawsuit?

    At every turn, Yahoo is incredibly inept.

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    • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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      Originally Posted by kindsvater View Post

      If they don't know who the spammers are, who did they serve with the lawsuit?

      At every turn, Yahoo is incredibly inept.

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      Can they issue John Doe warrants? The article says that no one has a clue where they are.
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