2006/01/26

11 billion fine on spammer

A famous US spammer named James McCalla has been fined 11 billion by US court for sending 280 million unsoliticed email messages. The spammer has also been banned from using the Internet for three years.

It is unlikely that the spammer will be able to pay the fine. Anyway, the court order has a significance. It gives out a strong signal that the anti-spam law can make firms engaged in spamming activity out of business.

No comments: