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Can-Spam didn't, survey says

December 30, 2004 A survey due out Monday will report that the federal antispam law did little to deter spammers. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, MX Logic Inc., antispam company, anti-spam, survey, law, spam, service provider, U.S., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

FTC serves up fully baked spam recipe

December 17, 2004 Agency issues final rules as to what constitutes commercial bulk e-mail, or spam, which is subject to restrictions under Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, regulation, spam, rule, agency, e-mail

Microsoft sues more alleged spammers

December 2, 2004 Defendants are accused of failing to label sexually explicit e-mails as required by the federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, lawsuit, defendant, anti-spam, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Elections spice up spam

November 15, 2004 Presidential vote proves a popular theme for junk e-mail, as U.S. holds onto its spot as top spam producer. TAGS: Commtouch, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, South Korea, China, U.S., e-mail

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 Service Provider, anti-spam, Internet access, 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, Oklahoma, anti-spam, law, spammer, spam, domain name, professor, e-mail, CEO

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: Illinois, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, agency, e-mail

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, spammer, email marketing, anti-spam, law enforcement, spam, bond, incentive, phishing, e-mail, conference, attorney, car, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Supreme Court won't hear spam appeal

January 9, 2006 Justices let stand an existing ruling saying a dating service doesn't have the right to spam a university. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, university, spam, IP address, IP, e-mail

Three indicted in major spam case

August 26, 2005 Defendants are accused of distributing tens of millions of e-mails advertising porn sites and containing explicit images. TAGS: defendant, CAN-SPAM Act, count, Arizona, transportation, e-mail

EarthLink's pursuit lands spammer in can

November 18, 2005 Can-Spam prosecutions related to EarthLink lawsuits put one man in prison for a year and slap another with a $15.4 million judgment. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, junk e-mail, Florida, suit, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Court deals blow to dating-service spammer

August 3, 2005 Federal appeals court rejects argument that spammers have First Amendment right to flood public universities with spam. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, university, spammer, First Amendment, spam, e-mail address, e-mail

Study: Small firms cook up more spam

January 26, 2005 New research finds that smaller companies are bearing the brunt of the epidemic of unsolicited e-mail. TAGS: Postini Corp., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, e-mail address, small business, information technology, e-mail

Judge denies guilty plea in AOL spam case

December 21, 2004 Ex-AOL employee's hearing is postponed; judge cites vagueness in prosecutors' argument that theft violated Can-Spam. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, prosecutor, America Online Inc., plea, theft, spammer, Judge, Time Warner Inc., attorney, e-mail address, U.S., e-mail

FTC says federal spam law has worked

December 20, 2005 Security firms report spam increase--but the FTC says 2003 law regulating junk e-mail is effective. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, junk e-mail, spam, law, agency, message, e-mail

Year in review: Seeking to squelch spam

December 21, 2004 Prompted by company and consumer outcry, legislators, technologists tried different ways in 2004 to slice up the spam problem. TAGS: e-mail authentication, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, prosecutor, standards, America Online Inc., law, e-mail, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Spammer faces up to two years in jail

January 13, 2006 Man charged with sending millions of spam messages over high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act. TAGS: jail, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, U.S., e-mail

EarthLink fries up more spam suits

February 9, 2005 The violations highlighted in the four complaints read almost like a laundry list of the activities outlawed by Can-Spam. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., defendant, CAN-SPAM Act, spamming, lawsuit, suit, Atlanta, Florida, failure, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, e-mail address, California

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, jury, CAN-SPAM Act, phishing, prison, America Online Inc., credit card, attorney, billing, California, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Office, U.S., e-mail

This week in security

August 12, 2005 Microsoft and AOL announce plans for money they've culled from spammers, even as phishers came up with a new e-mail-based scam. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, VoIP, spammer, Graham Cluley, phishing, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., New York, fax, form, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp.
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