Microsoft Rings Up Spammer for $4 Million

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Microsoft Wins $4 Million From Spammer

Microsoft Wins $4 Million From Spammer 07/15/2004 08:36 PM
Microsoft has apparently won a $4 million judgment against a spammer. The interesting part, though, is that the legal issue wasn't the spamming, but "trademark infringement, false advertising and cybersquatting." The spam in question apparently advertised a toolbar that claimed to keep Microsoft Windows updated. The article doesn't say what kind of spyware the product actually was (but, you have to assume it was spyware). Though, it may be difficult to collect, Microsoft claims that it's already taken in approximately $54 million from the various spam cases it's been winning. While that's pocket change for Microsoft, that's still a pretty good chunk of change. Maybe there's a business model in really suing spammers after all.

Microsoft Wins $3.95 Million from
Spammer

Microsoft Wins $3.95 Million from
Spammer 07/17/2004 09:44 AM

News: Microsoft Wins $4 Million in
Spammer Law Suit

News: Microsoft Wins $4 Million in
Spammer Law Suit 07/16/2004 01:57 PM
Overclockers Club Jul 16 2004 6:16PM GMT

Other News: Spammer Rings

Other News: Spammer Rings 02/19/2004 11:22 AM
AOL and Earthlink sue spammer rings, and court documents detail some of the spammers' conversation.

Spammer sues anti-spammer for $4 million

Spammer sues anti-spammer for $4 million 03/17/2005 02:53 AM
In a story of simple solutions thrown by the wayside, a company is suing an Oklahoma City man for defamation and other damages after he took his personal quest to stop their spamming to the web.

AOL Engineer Sold 92 Million Names to
Spammer, U.S. Says

AOL Engineer Sold 92 Million Names to
Spammer, U.S. Says 06/23/2004 07:06 PM
A software engineer for America Online stole the Internet provider's customer list some 92 million names and sold it to an on-line marketer, setting off a torrent of unsolicited commercial e-mail commonly known as spam, federal authorities said today.

China Rings in New Year, Rings Out
Hemorrhoid Ads (Reuters)

China Rings in New Year, Rings Out
Hemorrhoid Ads (Reuters) 12/31/2003 10:48 AM
Reuters - China is ringing in the New Year by banning television advertising for sanitary towels, hemorrhoid ointments and other items deemed unappetizing during meal times, the China Daily said on Wednesday.

Spammer, Anti-Spammer Involved In
Lawsuit Will Hold Public Debate

Spammer, Anti-Spammer Involved In
Lawsuit Will Hold Public Debate 05/20/2004 11:41 PM
Julian Haight, the founder of anti-spam service SpamCop, and Scott Richter, the founder of spamming service OptInRealBig, are currently in the middle of a fairly nasty legal battle over whether or not SpamCop can block OptIn's spam. Still, the two have agreed to appear together in public and debate the topic. Both of their lawyers say that the debate will avoid the issue of the lawsuit, but as the article points out, that seems unlikely. The thing is, in listening to what both sides have said over the years, you already know what they're going to say in this debate - and they're talking at cross purposes. The spammers focus on their right to make money, while everyone else talks about their right to be left alone. The problem with the spammers' position is that they don't have the right to make money. They have the right to try to make money, but if it involves pissing everyone off, and everyone decides to create and use filters to make email bearable again - then that's their right too.

Pfizer and Microsoft Sue Viagra Spam
Rings

Pfizer and Microsoft Sue Viagra Spam
Rings 03/14/2005 05:17 PM
"The lawsuits specifically target what Microsoft and Pfizer characterize as "international spam rings." Pfizer took legal action alleging trademark violations against companies or individuals operating 10 Web sites..."

Microsoft rings up retail software deal

Microsoft rings up retail software deal 02/10/2004 02:50 AM
CNET Feb 9 2004 5:16PM GMT

Microsoft slams another spammer

Microsoft slams another spammer 07/16/2004 06:41 AM
Computer Buyer Jul 16 2004 10:54AM GMT

AOL and Microsoft take a spammer to the
cleaners

AOL and Microsoft take a spammer to the
cleaners 06/28/2004 11:14 PM

I love these stories when Spammers get taken to court and then get body slammed. In a court ruling in Paris a spammer has to pay a fine of around 13,000 Euro's along with their legal fees (ouch). He has to advertise the court ruling on his own website and pay for advertising on the ruling against him. I can not even imagine how much this ruling is going to cost by the time it's all over but I bet he will never spam again. [ZDNet]

Microsoft sues German spammer

Microsoft sues German spammer 06/22/2005 02:37 AM
The Register Jun 21 2005 10:41AM GMT

Microsoft Sues Alleged Spammer

Microsoft Sues Alleged Spammer 12/18/2003 01:05 PM
Scotsman Online Dec 18 2003 12:17PM ET

Microsoft, N.Y. AG team on lawsuit
against spammer

Microsoft, N.Y. AG team on lawsuit
against spammer 12/18/2003 06:10 PM
Using evidence gathered through Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service, the New York attorney general is filing suit against OptInRealBig.com LLC President Scott Richter and several other companies.

Spammer Bankrupted by Anti-Spammer Suits

Spammer Bankrupted by Anti-Spammer Suits 03/29/2005 05:27 PM

Microsoft Hits Hotmail Spammer with Suit

Microsoft Hits Hotmail Spammer with Suit 06/22/2005 02:14 AM
E-Commerce Times Jun 22 2005 6:24AM GMT

Spammer loses case filed by Microsoft

Spammer loses case filed by Microsoft 07/16/2004 01:16 AM
Washington Times Jul 16 2004 5:32AM GMT

Microsoft reaches $34 million settlement
of Massachusetts antitrust lawsuit; $9
million settlement in North Da

Microsoft reaches $34 million settlement
of Massachusetts antitrust lawsuit; $9
million settlement in North Da 06/30/2004 11:16 AM
CRM Assist Jun 30 2004 3:04PM GMT

Judge Says Microsoft to Pay $112
Million (AP)

Judge Says Microsoft to Pay $112
Million (AP) 09/16/2004 05:06 PM
AP - A judge is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay $112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California's market.

Microsoft to distribute XP SP2 on one
million CDs

Microsoft to distribute XP SP2 on one
million CDs 07/11/2004 06:35 AM

Microsoft to Pay $714 Million in
Antitrust

Microsoft to Pay $714 Million in
Antitrust 04/12/2005 02:50 PM
Z 106.7 Apr 12 2005 6:38PM GMT

Sun, Microsoft in $450-million deal

Sun, Microsoft in $450-million deal 04/10/2004 05:47 PM
Deccan Herald Apr 10 2004 8:41PM GMT

Microsoft Loses $520 million over IE

Microsoft Loses $520 million over IE 01/16/2004 11:04 AM
"A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a jury ruling that Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser infringed on a patent owned by Eolas Technologies Inc. and the University of California, and ordered the company to pay $520.6 million in damages."

Judge Says Microsoft to Pay $112 Million

Judge Says Microsoft to Pay $112 Million 09/16/2004 08:56 PM
AP via Newsday Sep 17 2004 0:15AM GMT

Microsoft to Pay Gateway $150 Million

Microsoft to Pay Gateway $150 Million 04/11/2005 10:47 AM
Microsoft and Gateway have finally agreed to settle all outstanding claims that arose in the mid-1990s during the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit against Redmond. Microsoft continues to deny liability, but will pay Gateway $150 million to put the claims behind it.

Microsoft to Pay Lindows $20 Million

Microsoft to Pay Lindows $20 Million 07/20/2004 02:49 AM
Los Angeles Times Jul 20 2004 7:14AM GMT

iTunes: 125 million, Microsoft: 0

iTunes: 125 million, Microsoft: 0 09/02/2004 05:55 PM
In statement provided to MacMinute, Apple makes it clear what the score is in the digital music industry...

Opera gets US$12.75 million settlement
from Microsoft

Opera gets US$12.75 million settlement
from Microsoft 05/24/2004 02:36 PM
Opera disclosed that it had settled with an unnamed company for US$12.75 million prior to filing a lawsuit. Sources report that Microsoft is the the other party.

Microsoft claims 4.5 million bl0ggers

Microsoft claims 4.5 million bl0ggers 04/08/2005 08:56 AM
The company said in a statement that since it was introduced in test form Dec. 1, 4.5 million blogs have been set up. However, fewer than 4% (about 170,000) are updated daily, according to the Seattle Times. New to the official release of MSN Spaces is advertising, with Volvo as the first customer -- putting its banner ads on Spaces and also sponsoring a "best of" page, inviting people to write about experiences with their automobiles. MSN Spaces staff will scour other blogs for compatible posts and put them on the Volvo site, according to Microsoft (MSFT: news, chart, profile) . The company also released a new version of its MSN Messenger software for instant, voice, and video messaging. It too will have advertising, starting with Coca Cola Co.'s (KO: news, chart, profile) Sprite offering downloads of "theme packs," which include animations and backgrounds and audio clips. American Greetings Corp. (AM: news, chart, profile) also plans to sell icons for personalizing messages. "It's just a way for people to express themselves," MSN corporate vice president Blake Irving told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "It's advertising but it doesn't feel that way." MSN has also added a search button into the Messenger window to boost use of MSN Search.

Microsoft behind $12 million payment to
Opera

Microsoft behind $12 million payment to
Opera 05/24/2004 06:01 AM

Microsoft to pay SPX $60 million in
patent suit

Microsoft to pay SPX $60 million in
patent suit 12/26/2003 05:27 PM
The dispute centered on the Whiteboard feature in Microsoft's NetMeeting software.

Microsoft Gives $3.5 Million To Tsunami
Relief

Microsoft Gives $3.5 Million To Tsunami
Relief 12/31/2004 06:44 PM
TechWeb Dec 31 2004 10:24PM GMT

Microsoft pays Lindows 20 Million for
the name

Microsoft pays Lindows 20 Million for
the name 07/20/2004 04:39 AM

I think I need to open a company and name it Mickeypoft and re-sell a customized Linux build under the same name. I wonder if Microsoft will pay us 20 million for the name. I am simply amazed that they would do this but it is a major win for Linspire formerly Lindows. I always like to see the underdog to make out. [Techdirt]

Microsoft Japan to give away over one
million XP SP2 CDs

Microsoft Japan to give away over one
million XP SP2 CDs 09/02/2004 08:06 AM
TOKYO -- Microsoft Corp.'s Japanese arm will begin giving away more than a million CD-ROMs of the company's latest security update, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) from 27,500 locations during September and October, the company said on Thursday.

Microsoft Earmarks $850 Million for Biz
Solutions

Microsoft Earmarks $850 Million for Biz
Solutions 07/11/2004 08:26 AM
Live from Toronto, it's day one of the Microsoft annual worldwide partner conference. And to kick off the four-day event, Microsoft told its partners it plans to invest $850 million in beefing up its Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division in the coming fiscal year.

Microsoft may dole out $64 million to
Tennessee

Microsoft may dole out $64 million to
Tennessee 06/11/2004 02:49 PM

Microsoft to Sink $850 Million Into SMB
Division

Microsoft to Sink $850 Million Into SMB
Division 07/10/2004 10:05 PM
Microsoft-Watch Jul 11 2004 2:09AM GMT

Microsoft settles $440 million suit

Microsoft settles $440 million suit 04/12/2004 10:05 PM
Gulf Daily News Apr 13 2004 2:29AM GMT
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