Slam the Spammer

[Doug Schuler]

I was wondering about that.  We did read the actual law since it's on-line.
We probably missed the small print.  What are the restrictions?

-- Doug

> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 09:17:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Aki Namioka <aki at halcyon.com>
> To: Doug Schuler <douglas at scn.org>
> cc: local-computer-activists at scn.org, scn at scn.org, esabisch at uswest.net,
>         jeff at turbotek.net
> Subject: Re: Slam the Spammer
> 
> Its a rather restricted law, if you read the fine print, i.e. it won't
> affect most spammers.
> 
> - Aki
> 
> On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Doug Schuler wrote:
> 
> > Here is some news that a couple of my students uncovered.  I
> > hadn't known that!
> > 
> > -- Doug
> > 
> > > From: "Eric Sabisch" <esabisch at uswest.net>
> > > To: "WWC Distribution List (E-mail)" <WWC at scn.org>
> > > Subject: Interesting URL
> > > Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 13:42:23 -0700
> > > 
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >   Last night I attended Doug's workshop on Social Responsibility and the
> > > Internet.  Great class.  While doing the workshop, Jeff Kiper and myself
> > > came across the URL talking about the anti-spam law in Washington State.
> > > Yep, you can take a spammer to court if you reside in Washington.  Anyway,
> > > This web-site tells about the law, with links to the actual law, and has a
> > > "how-to" section to 'Slam the Spammer'.  Check it out.  If you win the case,
> > > you could potentially collect up to $ 500.00.  Not bad.
> > > 
> > > http://www.mcnichol.com/spam.htm
> > > 
> > > ENJOY.
> > > 
> > > Eric S. Sabisch
> > > esabisch at uswest.net
> > > 
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> 
> Thanks,
> Aki Helen Namioka
> aki at cpsr.org
> 
> 
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