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by Mike Masnick





Signing People Up For Spam Is Harassment

from the watch-what-you-do... dept

Bombarding someone you dislike with spam is clearly illegal -- but what if you just sign them up for a bunch of spam lists? Apparently, that's illegal too. In a first of its kind, a judge found a man guilty of harassment for signing his boss up for various spam email newsletters. Perhaps everyone should send this article to folks who put them on their own mailing lists without asking for permission first.

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  1. No Subject Given

    by Me - Jun 9th, 2005 @ 7:25pm

    Well - fair call. On the one occasion I've signed someone up for as much porn spam as the net could provide, I certainly considered what I was doing as harrassment.

    Mind you, I was doing this because he'd just spammed his services as a "life coach" to a private mailing list, so I didn't feel anything approaching guilt.

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  2. ROFL

    by Stephanie - Apr 27th, 2006 @ 10:53am

    I can't disagree with you. Some people just deserve it.

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  3. whatever.

    by crap sucker - Feb 4th, 2007 @ 12:57am

    spam me i like it. fags.

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  4. itsyourmove@coparaysengs.net

    by itsyourmove@coparaysengs.net - Feb 4th, 2007 @ 1:01am

    i'm so gay, but i hate negros.

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  5. Spam

    by ian.hislop@yahoo.com - Jan 22nd, 2008 @ 11:30am

    Undeed the law does say that

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  6. I love SPAM...bring it on.

    by Paul - Jan 25th, 2008 @ 5:09am

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  7. by Anonymous Coward - May 24th, 2008 @ 3:47am

    asdf?

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  8. by Jeff - May 24th, 2008 @ 3:48am

    I heart spam!

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  9. by nick.prior@thesmithfamily.com.au - May 24th, 2008 @ 3:49am

    wow

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  10. Well

    by Bob - Jun 17th, 2008 @ 10:32am

    There are better ways of getting revenge then signing up some throw-away email account for spam.

    By the way, spam me - NorgannonTimes@Gmail.com

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  11. bring it on punks

    by maggie dinno - Jun 30th, 2008 @ 5:11pm

    maggie.dinno@ebay.com

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  12. by Jack Lane - Sep 8th, 2008 @ 2:34pm

    Too funny
    jackson1@aol.com

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  13. What's

    by Dave - Oct 16th, 2008 @ 1:23pm

    What's all this about?

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  14. Sorry

    by Dave - Oct 16th, 2008 @ 1:24pm

    Can somebody give me some real answers? alexander.david@epa.gov

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  15. Re: Spam

    by Dale Bishop - Oct 21st, 2008 @ 11:05pm

    Spam is bad!

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  16. by dave - Oct 30th, 2008 @ 7:12pm

    spam bad
    the_dickheads@live.com

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  17. Re: No Subject Given

    by Anonymous Coward - Nov 20th, 2008 @ 4:00pm

    news@thegoat.co.uk thegoat@thegoat.co.uk

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  18. don't send me spam.

    by Floy Jones - Jan 6th, 2009 @ 11:34am

    don't spam me at floy21@msn.com whatever you do.

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  19. try me bitches

    by Kevin Fields - Jan 16th, 2009 @ 1:12am

    you all are pieces of shit

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  20. thomsonsnell_esq@live.com

    by thomson snell - Feb 6th, 2009 @ 9:19pm

    thomsonsnell_esq@live.com

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  21. spamgina

    by angrySlut - Feb 18th, 2009 @ 5:52pm

    send me spam all u want candyasses!
    but dont ever call me at 972-307-5000
    or else..........turds!

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  22. Spammers can't touch me!

    by Richard the thief Goddeau - Feb 27th, 2009 @ 10:49am

    Go ahead, try to spam me and see what happens to you!
    info@gscsc.net
    Wussies!!

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  23. by phil - Mar 21st, 2009 @ 8:34pm

    whats all this about anyway? spam sucks

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  24. Re: itsyourmove@coparaysengs.net

    by Anonymous Coward - Mar 30th, 2009 @ 6:39am

    dick

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  25. you suck

    by i suck - Apr 2nd, 2009 @ 1:19pm

    im unspammable ...try it

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  26. by Mr. D. - Apr 14th, 2009 @ 10:25am

    bbrown@nationformarriage.org
    Spam me!

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  27. by Mike - Apr 15th, 2009 @ 11:20pm

    mschultz01@hotmail.com

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  28. I really could use some spam

    by Teh Pimpz - Apr 20th, 2009 @ 1:32pm

    So tasty and salty.

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  29. jmk44764476@hotmail.com

    by Spam FTW - Apr 20th, 2009 @ 1:33pm

    jmk44764476@hotmail.com

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  30. Spam me people

    by Fuck you - Apr 21st, 2009 @ 4:29pm

    This is my teacher please spam her gjenkins@staff.ednet.ns.ca

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  31. Spam

    by Dorothy - Apr 23rd, 2009 @ 3:10pm

    I love to roll around in spam and wipe it all over my bare titties. Email me at dptalent@verzon.net 24/7, baby!

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  32. by Nyle - Jun 19th, 2009 @ 5:08am

    nylebog@cox.net

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