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CAN-SPAM Act

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Spammers plead guilty after EarthLink probe

October 3, 2006 Two plead guilty to offenses under the Can-Spam Act after ISP finds they had sent out thousands of junk messages. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Internet Service Provider, message

Can-Spam put to the test

May 22, 2007 Internet law expert Venkat Balasubramani says new legal limits could crimp future moves to sue spammers. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, plaintiff, court, entity, lawsuit, claim, litigation, Internet access, Internet Service Provider, anti-spam, decision, e-mail

Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammer

November 28, 2006 Precedent-setting decision says travel agency that sent repeated cruise-vacation e-mails is protected by federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, anti-spam, Oklahoma, law, spammer, spam, professor, domain name, e-mail, CEO

Police Blotter: Porn spammers' guilty verdict upheld

September 7, 2007 Federal judge upholds guilty verdicts, denies new trial to spammers specializing in sexually explicit solicitations. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, offshore, Police Blotter, verdict, jury, spammer, recipient, Arizona, domain name, trial, operation, image

Antispam confab looks beyond filters

March 29, 2006 Leaders in the fight against spam, phishing and e-mail fraud gather at the MIT to compare notes. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, marketer, law enforcement, spammer, email marketing, anti-spam, spam, bond, incentive, conference, e-mail, phishing, attorney, car, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

FTC shuts down four spam rings

September 14, 2006 In two cases, spammers sent sexually explicit e-mail messages using "zombie" computers, the agency says. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Illinois, spam, agency, e-mail

AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison

January 16, 2007 Found guilty by a jury, a California man faces time in federal prison for sending out e-mail scams and related crimes. TAGS: prosecutor, CAN-SPAM Act, jury, America Online Inc., prison, phishing, credit card, attorney, Time Warner Inc., California, billing, U.S., Microsoft Office, e-mail

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Quicken, spamming, Internet service, spam, complaint, service provider, Internet Service Provider, damage, California, e-mail server, law, e-mail address
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