Oct 29, 2004 : EarthLink, Partners File Spam Lawsuits
📅 - Internet service provider EarthLink (earthlink.com) announced on Friday that it has filed a new lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta as part of its continuing fight against spam.
The announcement was made in conjunction with EarthLink's anti-spam partners AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo!, which simultaneously filed their own lawsuits Friday against spammers in courts in Virginia, Washington State and California.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in US District Court in Atlanta, EarthLink charges John Does 1 - 25 ("the Mortgage Lead Spammers") and John Does 26 - 50 ("the Drug Spammers") with violating the federal CAN-SPAM Act and numerous of other state and federal statutes, including the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act and state and federal racketeering laws. EarthLink's complaint claims the defendants used deceptive and illegal methods to send millions of spam emails advertising prescription drugs and low mortgage or loan rates.
"Enforcement actions against spammers, including litigation and cooperation with our industry peers, continues to be an important component in the fight against spam," says Les Seagraves, assistant general counsel and chief privacy officer for EarthLink. "EarthLink's legal efforts to stop spam have helped put spammers out of business, and, in the case of Howard Carmack, have shown that there are real criminal consequences for sending illegal junk emails."
The announcement was made in conjunction with EarthLink's anti-spam partners AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo!, which simultaneously filed their own lawsuits Friday against spammers in courts in Virginia, Washington State and California.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in US District Court in Atlanta, EarthLink charges John Does 1 - 25 ("the Mortgage Lead Spammers") and John Does 26 - 50 ("the Drug Spammers") with violating the federal CAN-SPAM Act and numerous of other state and federal statutes, including the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act and state and federal racketeering laws. EarthLink's complaint claims the defendants used deceptive and illegal methods to send millions of spam emails advertising prescription drugs and low mortgage or loan rates.
"Enforcement actions against spammers, including litigation and cooperation with our industry peers, continues to be an important component in the fight against spam," says Les Seagraves, assistant general counsel and chief privacy officer for EarthLink. "EarthLink's legal efforts to stop spam have helped put spammers out of business, and, in the case of Howard Carmack, have shown that there are real criminal consequences for sending illegal junk emails."
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