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'Spam king' surrenders to face Facebook charges

...711m to Facebook against Wallace in October 2009 for violating the US Can-Spam Act, which bans 'false and misleading' marketing emails. At the time... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Steven Musil
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...the best choices out there. What You Need to Know About the CAN-SPAM Act- Learn the legalities of email marketing, and what you need... Read more

3 February, 2011

AOL goes digging for spammer's gold

...he was fined $12.8m by a US court under the US Can-Spam Act. There is a precedent for confiscating the ill-gotten gains... Read more

16 August, 2006 by Colin Barker

US spammers get fines and jail time

...spam laws. Peter Moshou plead guilty in June to violating the US Can-Spam Act after EarthLink sued him in January. In its suit, EarthLink... Read more

18 November, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert

AOL giving away spammer's ill-gotten gains

...long as they live in the mainland US — can thank the US Can-Spam Act. The law, which has not gone without criticism, not only... Read more

11 August, 2005 by Anne Broache

Florida launches $24m spam suits

...2004. The defendants face up to $24m in fines. Like the federal Can-Spam Act, the Florida law prohibits the distribution of unsolicited commercial email... Read more

5 April, 2005 by Matt Hines

Choking on spam

...greater the pressure on the Internet's mail systems. In America, the Can-Spam Act tried to moderate this problem by creating legal pathways for... Read more

2 February, 2005 by Leader

Spammers undeterred by Can-Spam Act

Despite the federal law that came into being at the beginning of 2004, US spammers show no signs of slowing down Read more

30 December, 2004 by Paul Festa

Bill Gates 'can't stop spam'

...Thursday, four men became the first people to be charged under the Can-Spam act, the US's much-criticised anti-spam legislation. Additionally, service... Read more

30 April, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

US spammer pleads guilty

Brief: The first person prosecuted under America's Can-Spam legislation faces jail after filing a guilty plea Read more

20 January, 2006 by Greg Sandoval

US antispam measure heads for legal status

After six years of trying, a federal law that imposes conditions on the sending of unsolicted emails is one step closer to existence Read more

24 November, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

First spammers charged under new US law

...filed a criminal complaint against four Detroit-area men under the federal Can-Spam Act, in the first case sparked by the legislation. In a... Read more

30 April, 2004 by Matt Hines

US ISPs take action under new anti-spam law

...industry lawsuits under the US' new federal anti-spam law. Citing the Can-Spam Act, the companies filed the combined six lawsuits against hundreds of... Read more

11 March, 2004 by Marguerite Reardon
Email Marketing CAN-SPAM Compliance

Email Marketing CAN-SPAM Compliance

The CAN-SPAM Act (the "Act") passed with a nearly unanimous vote in both... Read more

24 June, 2008

Facebook wins lawsuit against 'spam king'

...Facebook's application for a default judgement against Wallace for violating the Can-Spam Act, which bans "false and misleading" marketing emails. Fogel also found... Read more

30 October, 2009 by Steven Musil

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