Law
What’s up with Jeremy Jaynes?
Several places I’ve frequented lately have been up-at-arms over the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to grant a limited re-hearing on a question of standing in the Jeremy Jaynes case. So, here’s the lowdown: Jaynes (a/k/a Gavin Stubberfield) was convicted in 2005 of certain criminal offenses defined in Virginia’s anti-spam statute. He claimed a few problems [...]
Let’s Look Like We’re Doing Something!
The Illinois General Assembly is working on HB4198. It’s an update to their anti-harassment law to cover: harassment through electronic communications including electronically communicating directly with another person with the intent to knowingly intimidate or cause emotional distress to another person or with the intent that physical harm would result from the communication I wonder [...]
Israel Gets A Spam Law (With Teeth)
There are news reports of tough anti-spam legislation coming out of Israel: The bills passed yesterday allows persons to sue advertisers for compensation without the burden of proof of harm, for any spam sent without prior consent in writing. Violation of the law is now a criminal offense carrying a fine of up to NIS [...]
US Bill Could See Crackdown on Spam, or Not
So, Colorado has passed a new anti-spam bill. If their governor signs it, we Could See a Crackdown on Spam (says the email from Google Alerts). Or will we? What this bill does is replace Colorado’s existing anti-spam law with a new one that makes it a state criminal offense to violate the federal CAN-SPAM [...]
Efficiency? What Efficiency?
Image via Wikipedia The 5th Circuit makes an interesting observation in its Central Hudson analysis in footnote 24 of its recent White Buffalo Ventures decision: …courts’ tendency to favor the server efficiency interest in name but the user efficiency interest in substance. The 5th Circuit had, properly, rejected the University of Texas’argument that spam from [...]
