Thursday, March 11, 2004

...BAKED BEANS AND SPAM...

According to Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR):

"Today's filing proves that the days of spamming with impunity are finally over, and all those who abuse e-mail and threaten its viability as the internet's most popular and useful application should take notice."

I'd like Senator Wyden to explain the 30 odd pieces of spam in my mailbox this evening. That doesn't count the 100 pieces intercepted by my ISP.

Yes, it's the Can-Spam Act and yesterday saw the first prosecutions under the new act. Civil prosecutions, that is: not criminal.

Critics of the new law have argued it does nothing to bolster ISPs' ability to sue spammers and it does not provide for additional resources to enforce criminal provisions of the act.

"It's always a good thing when an ISP sues a spammer, but if anyone thinks this will turn the tide, they are sadly mistaken," said David Kramer, an attorney at Wilson Sonsini, a Silicon Valley law firm.

Me? I'm thinking of SpamNet.

More here from BBC Online.

:: Posted by pete @ 21:34