Comments on: Fourth Circuit Rejects Anti-Spam Lawsuit–Omega World Travel v. Mummagraphics https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2006/11/fourth_circuit_1.htm Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: anon https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2006/11/fourth_circuit_1.htm#comment-492 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:43:13 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2006/11/fourth_circuit_1.htm#comment-492 I’ve litigated these cases against Venkat. He is right about one, and only one, thing. The case will make plaintiff’s lawyers disappear. He is wrong that these theories were without merit. The 4th Circuit simply fucked up. They read the Congressional intent all wrong. But, be that as it may, get ready for an complete onslaught of spam. CAN SPAM was never much of a deterrent, and the 4th just made it even less so. But the real damage is that the 4th Circuit took away the real weapon, the state statutes that had some actual teeth, and which didn’t limit plaintiffs to ISPs. Without them, there is no reason to sue.

]]> By: Spyware Sucks https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2006/11/fourth_circuit_1.htm#comment-493 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:24:56 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2006/11/fourth_circuit_1.htm#comment-493 4th Circuit rules against Anti-Spam Plaintiff

Discussed on spamnotes.com: http://spamnotes.com/2006/11/19/4th-circuit-beats-back-antispam-plaintiff.aspx

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