Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard

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European anti-spam laws lack bite

European anti-spam laws lack bite 04/28/2004 08:46 AM
European laws to limit spam will have little or no effect warn researchers.

US anti-spam law fails to bite

US anti-spam law fails to bite 02/10/2004 02:47 AM
US legislation designed to stop junk e-mails has had little impact on the amount of spam, say experts.

UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised

UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised 06/13/2004 04:21 AM

Anti-spam laws baffle UK.biz

Anti-spam laws baffle UK.biz 05/07/2004 05:00 AM
The Register May 7 2004 9:11AM GMT

Anti-spam laws now in force in the UK

Anti-spam laws now in force in the UK 12/12/2003 04:35 AM
PublicTechnology.net Dec 12 2003 3:14AM ET

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 Sound Nice, But Won't Do
Much

Anti-Spam Laws Sound Nice, But Won't Do
Much 12/09/2003 02:31 PM
The press is going spam crazy now that Congress has finally agreed on a single spam bill, which will soon be signed into law by the President. However, the people who actually understand the spam problem are slamming this law, and a new UK anti-spam law, both of which will do little, if anything, to stop spam. In some cases, both laws can be seen to legalize certain forms of spam - which will be exploited as a loophole by just about every spammer with at least a few functioning brain cells. As the article points out, both laws are great if you believe that spammers are law-abiding, honest people. Otherwise, they're terrible. However, with all the talk (good and bad) about these spam laws, how come no one is asking how we're going to measure the success or failure of these laws? Everyone just assumes that they'll work (or they won't). Shouldn't we have a built in way to check up on the results six months from now and (more importantly) shouldn't there be a plan B in the likely event that these laws do nothing to slow the spam problem down?

EU discusses action against those
flouting anti-spam laws

EU discusses action against those
flouting anti-spam laws 01/27/2004 06:39 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 27 2004 10:30AM GMT

Three ad trade groups press for passage
of federal anti-spam laws

Three ad trade groups press for passage
of federal anti-spam laws 11/15/2003 05:30 AM
InternetRetailer.com Nov 15 2003 4:07AM ET

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.

Intellectual property laws to get more
bite

Intellectual property laws to get more
bite 06/16/2004 09:26 PM
Straits Times Jun 17 2004 0:43AM GMT

Spammer Bankrupted by Anti-Spammer Suits

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

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 Complies With CAN-SPAM, Claims
ISPs Should Not Filter His Spam

Spammer Complies With CAN-SPAM, Claims
ISPs Should Not Filter His Spam 05/20/2004 07:05 PM
Ronnie Scelson is one of the shortlist of spammers who just seems to love publicity. While many spammers like to hide away, Scelson's always willing to talk. He testified before the Senate Commerce Committee today, claiming that he is now compl ying with CAN-SPAM, but threatened to ignore the law if not enough of his spam messages were getting through filters. He actually has the audacity to complain that now that CAN-SPAM is in effect, ISPs should be required to let his mail through. Maybe the filters are a little to thick around his head and the message isn't getting through to him: the reason his spam is filtered is because people don't want it.

Symantec takes bite off virus-ID spam

Symantec takes bite off virus-ID spam 05/17/2004 11:44 AM
ZDNet May 17 2004 2:41PM 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]

Another Spammer Sued Under CAN-SPAM

Another Spammer Sued Under CAN-SPAM 07/06/2004 03:30 PM

Should anti-terrorism laws be changed?

Should anti-terrorism laws be changed? 04/23/2004 03:04 PM
The Home Secretary David Blunkett is to ask Parliament to change the law, after a terrorist suspect was freed on bail from prison. Do you agree with him?

Blair pledges more anti-yob laws

Blair pledges more anti-yob laws 07/06/2004 04:47 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair pledges further action on anti-social behaviour if new laws are not working.

No need for anti-spyware laws —
FTC

No need for anti-spyware laws —
FTC 04/21/2004 08:57 AM
User clean thyself

Olive Powers Hosting Services with
Anti-virus & Anti-spam

Olive Powers Hosting Services with
Anti-virus & Anti-spam 09/04/2004 03:04 AM
Olive Web Hosting, a full-service division of Olive e-Business, offers a state-of-the-art anti-virus cover, an anti-spam gateway, plus a suite of other features one needs most for robust, secure and hassle-free hosting. [PRWEB Sep 4, 2004]

Spamming Travel Firm Sues Anti-Spammer

Spamming Travel Firm Sues Anti-Spammer 03/17/2005 03:26 AM
Here's yet another case of a company accused of spamming getting pretty upset when they're called on it. Someone asked a travel company, named cruise.com, to stop sending him spam. They continued to send him spam. He threatened to sue them under Oklahoma spam laws, and featured them on his website. They turned around and sued him for $4 million for defamation and trademark infringement. They might have trouble on both those claims. First, the guy seems to have the spams pretty well documented, including his repeated attempts to opt-out. It's tough to win a defamation claim when the facts alleged are true. Second, the trademark infringement concerns the use of their logo on his website about them -- but, as has been explained numerous times, trademark law is only to protect against confusion, not to give full rights to the trademark. It's quite unlikely that anyone going to this guy's website about how the company was spamming him would confuse the site as one officially sanctioned by the spamming company.

Spam Laws

Spam Laws 07/20/2004 06:00 AM
Spam Laws
http://www.spamlaws.com/

A very comprehensive listing of spam laws around the world created and maintained by David E. Sorkin since 1999. This has been added to the Anti Spam sites section of Internet Hoaxes Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Big Time Spammer Shut Down By CAN-SPAM

Big Time Spammer Shut Down By CAN-SPAM 07/30/2004 01:58 PM
TechWeb Jul 30 2004 6:46PM GMT

New Spam Law Won't Stop Number One
Spammer

New Spam Law Won't Stop Number One
Spammer 12/29/2003 06:52 PM
Alan Ralsky is famous as one of the top spammers around, so the NY Times went to see what he had to say about the new CAN SPAM law. While he says that he's upset at how "one-sided" it is, it won't do anything to stop him from spamming. He claims that he'll go legit with a real opt-out address in emails, but it's tough to believe that, when he claims in the same article that he's become an expert at hiding his identity in how he sends out spam. He also says that he can't stop spamming because there's "too much money" to be made - even if (he claims) it's been getting more expensive lately to keep ahead of all those filters. It's also amusing to see him blame "the internet" for "forcing" him to hide his identity online. Perhaps, if he wasn't annoying people by bombarding them with crap they didn't want, he wouldn't have had to hide himself.

Mass. goes after alleged spammer with
CAN-SPAM law

Mass. goes after alleged spammer with
CAN-SPAM law 07/06/2004 01:29 PM
A Florida man is being sued by the Massachusetts attorney general's office for allegedly sending thousands of unsolicited commercial spam e-mail messages to consumers across the country. Sarah Nathan, a spokeswoman for Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly, said the case is believed to be the first brought by a state under the federal CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing) Act, which went into effect on Jan. 1.

Anti-terror refugee laws 'needed'

Anti-terror refugee laws 'needed' 09/23/2004 06:07 PM
Terrorists should not be allowed to hide behind asylum and refugee laws, the UK foreign secretary tells the UN.

Pentagon: 'U.S. Not Bound By
Anti-Torture Laws

Pentagon: 'U.S. Not Bound By
Anti-Torture Laws 06/07/2004 11:52 PM
Free Internet Press Jun 8 2004 3:51AM GMT

Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam

Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam 06/22/2004 09:17 AM
The Anti-Spam Technical Alliance (ASTA), whose participants include Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., EarthLink and America Online Inc., today unveiled the result of more than a year of close collaboration by presenting a host of detailed best practices and technical recommendations for the entire industry in an effort to fight the scourge of spam.

New laws don't keep spam off the menu

New laws don't keep spam off the menu 02/18/2004 09:18 AM
ZDNet Feb 18 2004 12:58PM GMT

EU presses for laws against spam

EU presses for laws against spam 12/08/2003 01:06 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 8 2003 12:34PM ET

EU Presses for Laws Against Spam

EU Presses for Laws Against Spam 12/07/2003 02:57 PM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 7 2003 2:04PM ET

Spam keeps cookin'--despite new laws

Spam keeps cookin'--despite new laws 02/17/2004 07:44 PM
Criminal laws "haven't done much to deter virus writers and hackers," a Justice Department prosecutor warns.

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises 07/01/2004 10:20 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 2 2004 2:42AM GMT

Australia to Get Software Patents and
Anti-Circumvention Laws

Australia to Get Software Patents and
Anti-Circumvention Laws 08/03/2004 12:26 PM
Slashdot Aug 3 2004 4:06PM GMT

RIAA being sued for violating
anti-racketeering laws

RIAA being sued for violating
anti-racketeering laws 02/18/2004 11:58 PM
One target of the RIAA has decided to counter-sue the RIAA, alleging that this practice is tantamount to racketeering as prohibited by Federal law-law designed to attack organized crime.

Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus

Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus 12/06/2003 09:45 AM
Canadian Press Dec 6 2003 9:11AM ET

Spam still escapes new privacy laws

Spam still escapes new privacy laws 01/02/2004 06:04 AM
vnunet.com Jan 2 2004 5:22AM ET

New laws aim to curtail new form of spam

New laws aim to curtail new form of spam 11/13/2003 11:01 PM
Boston Globe Nov 13 2003 10:00PM ET
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