$236m Judgment Against Spammers

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A Federal Court judge has ordered an Arizona couple to pay $236 million to the plaintiff Internet Service Provider. The couple sent millions of spam messages to CIS Internet Services, who are based Iowa.

Over four months in 2003, the couple used a program appropriately called Bulk Mailing 4 Dummies (a name that not only nicely describes its user base but simultaneously violates IDG Books? trademark on the ?For Dummies? books) to send millions of emails to little CIS Internet Services of Clinton, Iowa. CIS underwent an expensive server upgrade and devoted three servers to blocking the scumbags? spam assault.

No word on this couple?s assets but one suspects it is less than $236 million. The size of the judgment ? based on $10 per spam ? may be more of a deterrent than one that compensates CIS for its losses.

$236m judgment against spammer couple | ZDNet Government | ZDNet.com

Spamming is a big problem for many companies and individuals. There seems to be an increase in lawsuits against spammers in an effort to conquer this problem.