Spamming Travel Firm Sues Anti-Spammer

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Spammer Sues Spam Victim, Continues
Spamming Him

Spammer Sues Spam Victim, Continues
Spamming Him 03/17/2005 03:02 AM
It is a nightmare come true. A spammer exacts revenge on you by suing you 3 states away. All you wanted was for them to stop emailing you but they filed a lawsuit in an effort to cost you money and scare you off! [PRWEB Mar 16, 2005]

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.

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.

New York Tells Spammer To Keep On
Spamming

New York Tells Spammer To Keep On
Spamming 07/19/2004 08:09 PM
Considered one of the top spammers worldwide, Scott Richter and his OptInRealBig spamming operation have been officially slapped on the wrist by New York State AG Eliot Spitzer. NY (and Microsoft) made a big deal of suing Richter last year, but the end result is a measly $40,000 fine (plus $100,000 in "investigative costs") as part of a settlement. This is just a bit lower than the $20 million fine Spitzer threatened Richter with when the case was announced. As with all of these types of settlements the company "admits no wrongdoing." The only other "concession" that Spitzer got out of Richter was a promise to send a copy of every spam message he sends to Spitzer's office. Yes, for a small fine, it looks like Richter gets to add Eliot Spitzer's email address to his spam lists. Richter's lawyer (who also happens to be his father) suggests that the settlement was so low because the state had no case. They were particularly annoyed by the fact that OptIn was referred to as a "deceptive spammer" when the truth of the matter is that it's a very very obvious spammer.

Spammer Bankrupted by Anti-Spammer Suits

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

High Profile Spammer Files For
Bankruptcy -- But Plans To Keep Spamming

High Profile Spammer Files For
Bankruptcy -- But Plans To Keep Spamming 03/29/2005 08:53 AM
One of the highest profile spammers around has been Scott Richter and his company "OptInRealBig." Richter has received plenty of coverage over the years for such stunts as suing SpamCop for "damaging his reputation". He was also one of the major characters in Brian McWilliam's fascinating < i>Spam Kings book -- which gives you the impression that Richter really likes the idea of becoming a legitimate, non-spamming email marketer, but can't seem to stick to it. Richter also got off extre mely lightly last year in the case which NY State filed against him with great fanfare. While he got away with just a slap on the wrist in that case, both Richter and OptInRealBig are now declaring bankruptcy. Of course, don't get too excited just yet. The company claims that it's doing just fine and is actually growing. The point of declaring bankruptcy is just to consolidate all the other lawsuits that have been filed against the company (including a $40 million suit from Microsoft) -- and to reorganize the business to keep on churning out those emails.

MS sues 200 for spamming

MS sues 200 for spamming 06/11/2004 06:25 AM
Trawling for names

Time-Travel Spammer Strikes Back

Time-Travel Spammer Strikes Back 11/01/2003 06:22 AM
Former fans of Robby Todino's bizarre mass e-mails say they're the victims of a malicious 'Joe-job' attack. Does the time-travel spammer have a mean streak? By Brian McWilliams.

Time-travel Spammer Strikes Back

Time-travel Spammer Strikes Back 11/02/2003 05:23 AM

"Time-Travel Spammer Strikes Back"

"Time-Travel Spammer Strikes Back" 11/02/2003 03:13 PM

Spammer Sues SpamCop

Spammer Sues SpamCop 04/30/2004 03:10 PM

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

Anti-Spam Agency Investigates Self For
Spamming

Anti-Spam Agency Investigates Self For
Spamming 01/02/2004 06:19 PM
The Australian Communications Authority is charged with dealing with the spam problem, but they might want to start by cleaning up their own house. Employees working at the agency reported that they received unwanted pornographic and racist emails from a manager. They've hired some outside contractors to help handle the investigation. Of course, some may claim that such emails aren't necessarily "spam", but it still says something about how people there view email.

Judge awards Internet service provider
$1 billion in anti-spamming lawsuit

Judge awards Internet service provider
$1 billion in anti-spamming lawsuit 12/19/2004 03:54 PM
Signonsandiego.com - Sun Dec 19, 02:56 am GMT

LA sues travel sites for hotel tax
chicanery

LA sues travel sites for hotel tax
chicanery 01/04/2005 02:47 AM
Internet math is bad math

Los Angeles sues Internet travel sites

Los Angeles sues Internet travel sites 01/06/2005 12:10 PM
Boston Globe Jan 6 2005 3:46PM GMT

Rugby fans let down by travel firm

Rugby fans let down by travel firm 02/13/2004 03:32 AM
Hundreds of fans who paid to travel to Dublin to see Wales play Ireland will lose out as a travel company goes into liquidation.

Internet travel firm to axe 350 jobs

Internet travel firm to axe 350 jobs 08/05/2004 06:42 AM
Manchester Online Aug 5 2004 10:53AM GMT

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
Secure Resolutions desktop security (Resolution Antivirus™) automatically detects and eliminates all types of viruses, worms, Trojans Horses, dialers, hoaxes, jokes, and hacking tools within a managed desktop security solution. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

Spammer Thinks About Offering Anti-Spam
Filter

Spammer Thinks About Offering Anti-Spam
Filter 07/07/2004 12:44 PM
The latest poster boy for spammers is Scott Richter, who gives a fairly extensive interview with PC World where he claims, among other things that he's not a spammer, that he's making "the Internet a better place with e-mail marketing," and that he may start selling an anti-spam filter. It's funny because he continues to insist that he's not a spammer, but talks about how, without him, all those anti-spam companies would be out of business -- so they need him the way doctors need tobacco companies to keep people smoking.

Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard

Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard 04/01/2005 07:06 AM
Legal action has driven one of the net's biggest spammers to declare bankruptcy protection.

Los Angeles sues Internet travel sites,
alleging they underpay hotel room taxes

Los Angeles sues Internet travel sites,
alleging they underpay hotel room taxes 01/06/2005 02:43 PM
AP via San Francisco Chronicle Jan 6 2005 6:50PM GMT

Web travel firm Orbitz stock prices at
$26 US for initial public offering

Web travel firm Orbitz stock prices at
$26 US for initial public offering 12/16/2003 11:11 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 16 2003 10:12PM ET

Travel Season Boosts Affiliate Revenues
for Search Advertising Firm

Travel Season Boosts Affiliate Revenues
for Search Advertising Firm 06/09/2004 02:36 AM
As Vacation Season Approaches, Sponsored Search Results Increase Sites’ Revenue Searchfeed.com affiliates gain profits through distribution of relevant, sponsored search results onto industry specific Web sites. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

N.H. firm sues provider of Net hot spots

N.H. firm sues provider of Net hot spots 09/23/2004 04:42 AM
Boston Globe Sep 23 2004 8:37AM GMT

Canadian firm sues Intel

Canadian firm sues Intel 05/23/2004 01:25 PM
p2pnet.net May 23 2004 4:19PM GMT

U.S. sues firm over Do Not Call list

U.S. sues firm over Do Not Call list 09/01/2004 08:19 AM
ZDNet Sep 1 2004 1:13PM GMT

Man Sues Firm Over Unsolicited E-Mails

Man Sues Firm Over Unsolicited E-Mails 01/05/2004 12:20 PM
AP via Daily Press Jan 5 2004 10:25AM ET

Texas Sues No. 1 Internet Phone Firm

Texas Sues No. 1 Internet Phone Firm 03/27/2005 03:48 PM
CIO Today Mar 27 2005 8:17PM GMT

Online firm sues Microsoft in game name

Online firm sues Microsoft in game name 12/23/2003 02:40 AM
Washington Times Dec 23 2003 1:44AM ET

Games firm sues Microsoft over title

Games firm sues Microsoft over title 12/23/2003 07:20 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 23 2003 6:38AM ET

Former Motorola exec sues firm over
firing

Former Motorola exec sues firm over
firing 12/02/2003 01:46 AM
Boston Globe Nov 30 2003 9:59PM ET

Brockovich Firm Again Sues Beverly Hills

Brockovich Firm Again Sues Beverly Hills 01/03/2004 05:39 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 3:37PM ET

Former Motorola Exec Sues Firm Over
Firing

Former Motorola Exec Sues Firm Over
Firing 12/02/2003 01:46 AM
AP via Newsday Nov 30 2003 8:27PM ET

Barcode maker sues RFID firm

Barcode maker sues RFID firm 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 13 2004 12:06PM GMT

Microsoft sues German firm over spam

Microsoft sues German firm over spam 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
Microsoft has launched a case against a German man believed to be the linchpin of a spam gang.

The software maker's legal complaint was lodged against an unnamed company in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany and its managing director, according to a statement (in German) on the Microsoft Germany Web site. Microsoft alleges that the company sent out millions of spam e-mail messages advertising Web site design services, online casinos and pornography.

News source: C|Net News.com

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Looking to Lasers, Microwaves and
Anti-Matter for Space Travel

Looking to Lasers, Microwaves and
Anti-Matter for Space Travel 12/03/2003 09:50 AM
Space.com Dec 3 2003 9:04AM ET

Small Toronto PC firm sues Intel over
patent

Small Toronto PC firm sues Intel over
patent 05/21/2004 08:26 AM
Financial Post May 21 2004 12:29PM GMT
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