Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Facebook Wins $873 Million Judgment Against Spammer


Facebook won $873 million in damages from a spammer, the largest award to date under the 2003 Can-Spam Act. The penalty for illegal spamming appears to be rising. Facebook's award tops the $234 million judgment won by MySpace in May against Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines. It also exceeds the $177,500 fine and $1.1 million ill-gotten-gain forfeiture that Jeffrey Kilbride and James Schaffer were ordered to pay in October 2007 for the pair's porn spam operation. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Animals911.org Discount Pet Products