BBC News: EU laws target junk mail spam
Consumers across Europe who have been plagued by junk e-mails and phone messages are being told that new laws are on the way to control them. (December 12, 2001)
Newsbyte: Peacefire.org Wins Spam Suits
Bennett Haselton, the Webmaster for anti-Internet censorship Web site Peacefire.org, is the latest in a string of Washington residents to emerge victorious in small claims court by invoking the state?s new law against unsolicited bulk e-mail. (December 12, 2001)
Wired: Axed Intel Man Loses E-Mail Case
Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi remains barred from targeting Intel employees with bulk e-mail. (December 12, 2001)
Wired: Wham, Bam, Thank You Spam
A small claims court judge in Bellevue, Washington, awarded Bennett Haselton $2,000 for getting spam. (December 12, 2001)
Wired: Plenty of Spam for the Holidays
Attention, spamees: Don't take your hand off the delete key. Indications are that plenty more spam is on its wa (December 10, 2001)
CNN: Euro ministers agree on spam 'n' cookies
European telecommunication ministers have agreed that unsolicited e-mail and wireless text messages should be prohibited under a new data protection law. (December 7, 2001)
Newsbytes: EC Lightens Spam Ban, Cookie Limit Proposals
European Internet marketing companies and e-tailers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning, following an easing of European Commission proposals to ban spam and heavily restrict the use of cookies on the Net. (December 7, 2001)
Wireless NewsFactor: Japanese Giant Mounts New Wireless Spam Offensive
DoCoMo said it has requested permission to block any e-mail sent to large numbers of invalid e-mail addresses. (November 6, 2001)
Newsbytes: U.S. Supreme Court Won't Strike Down Washington Spam Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal challenging Washington state's law against unsolicited commercial e-mail, also known as "spam." The justices will allow a state superior court to hear a lawsuit against an alleged spammer. (October 30, 2001)
Newsbytes: E-Mail Marketing Will Fade Away Without Consent - Report
E-mail marketing - usually thought of as unwanted or spam messages crammed into e-mailboxes - must evolve if it is to continue in the years ahead, a new report says. (October 23, 2001)
Hackers, Spammers May Be Punished as Terrorists
Theoretically, because violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 have been included in the terrorism crackdown, hackers and spammers could be sentenced to life in prison. [News Factor] (September 27, 2001)
E-mails laden with real news -- and rumors
The stock market was plummeting Monday. Everything was crazy. And as if that weren't enough, Salomon Smith Barney in Alexandria, Va., was inundated with strange phone calls. [USA Today] (September 20, 2001)
Spam Report: U.S. Regulators Ignore Most Junk E-Mail
To date, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has only gone after spam in cases in which deceptive advertising was being prosecuted. Unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE) itself, regardless of its contents, has not been a target. [E-Commerce News] (September 19, 2001)
Wired: Antispam Laws: Where Are They?
Nearly 6 million people in 24 states have registered to have telemarketing calls blocked under new do-not-call laws. But that doesn't mean similar laws for spam could ever pass ... or be effective, antispam experts say. (September 17, 2001)
Wired: When Tragedy Hits, So Does Spam
Before the rubble had even stopped smoking from Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C., spammers were trying to capitalize on the tragedy. (September 13, 2001)
Euro spam vote in limbo
The European parliament has bungled its latest attempt to outlaw spam. [The Register] (September 7, 2001)
Anti-spam group makes up with pollster
A controversial anti-spam group agrees to remove a polling and market research firm from its database of suspected junk e-mailers. [C|Net] (August 22, 2001)
Fixing a Hole Where Spam Comes In
ISPs are battling rogue spammers lurking in the back alleys and hidden corners of their networks. As the fighting heats up, more and more legitimate e-mail is getting blocked along with the junk. [Wired] (July 19, 2001)
Europe bottles spam ban
A European committee has blocked plans to outlaw unsolicited commercial email dealing a major blow to anti-spam supporters. [The Register] (July 11, 2001)
CNET.com: Inside the spammer's world
Recent court decisions upholding laws against unsolicited e-mails will increasingly focus attention on a few individuals who send out the majority of such unwanted advertising messages. (June 29, 2001)
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