Re: Suing Spammers

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From: "Craig McLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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Marc Perkel wrote:

So - has anyone here actually sued a spammer? I'm seriously considering
it. I hooked up with a lawyer today who specializes in it and I do front
end spam filtering for about 500 domains. I'm wondering, is there any
reason why I should not sue spammers if I can do it? I'm wondering if I
make enough money suing spammers I could give my services away for free
just to get the spam to sue for.

Someone tell me if I'm nuts?

No, you're not nuts, at least not in the EU:

http://spamlegalaction.pbwiki.com/

Rules in CA might be a little different, but the principle is likely to
be the same..

On another paw, Craig, do consider who is the injured party. Marc is
not. The final recipient, the addressee, is an injured party for the
spam in her mailbox. The addressee's ISP is also an injured party due
to the (vastly) increased mail volume her servers must handle. They
have a tort for filing suit. The person who filters the spam is, one
can argue, benefiting from the spam. So it is hard for him to sue
and win anything.

{^_^}