As I said before, such crap is non-targeted, so it crosses national borders and thus jurisdictions. What your judge says holds no force here, and our own courts may well think - and act - differently.
A federal judge ruled Monday that a California company can send "pop-up" Internet ads that regulators have called "high-tech extortion" -- at least until the matter is decided at trial.
U.S. District Judge Andre Davis said there was insufficient evidence for him to grant a preliminary injunction sought by the Federal Trade Commission. Regulators wanted to stop San Diego-based D-Squared Solutions LLC from selling its ad-blocking software.
"It's not clear to me ... if there's substantial injury to consumers," said Davis, who set a trial for March 8. "The case had the odor of extortion as it was originally prosecuted ... but it certainly doesn't look like extortion to me."
The FTC said D-Squared improperly used a technology built into most versions of Microsoft's Windows operating software to display intrusive messages on computer screens.
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7657

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