The level of damages that courts can award in cases of email spam can serve as a strong deterrent to internet criminals "For anyone who uses email, spam is an unwanted nuisance." That was the opening sentence in Mr Justice Lewison's judgment delivered in Microsoft's latest successful High Court case against a UK spammer. In this landmark case the court granted the first injunction to an internet service provider (ISP) under new European anti-spam laws.
March 14, 2007 at 08:05 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The level of damages that courts can award in cases of email spam can serve as a strong deterrent to internet criminals
“For anyone who uses email, spam is an unwanted nuisance.” That was the opening sentence in Mr Justice Lewison’s judgment delivered in Microsoft’s latest successful High Court case against a UK spammer. In this landmark case the court granted the first injunction to an internet service provider (ISP) under new European anti-spam laws.
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