Electronic Communications, Privacy, Data Protection, and More: Category Archive for Spam

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Electronic Communications, Privacy, Data Protection, and More: Category Archive for Spam

Paper.li Combines the Evils of Faux Curation and Spam

Posted by Venkat at 2/19/2011 9:37 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

CA Court of Appeals: State Spam Statute Imposes Strict Liability and is not Preempted by CAN-SPAM

Posted by Venkat at 1/20/2011 7:11 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Khloe Kardashian and Twitter Spam

Posted by Venkat at 12/2/2010 9:42 PM | Add Comment

The Rise and Fall of a Spam Plaintiff

Posted by Venkat at 9/30/2010 7:54 PM | Add Comment

Infographic Spam?

Posted by Venkat at 9/23/2010 5:59 AM | Add Comment

First Voice Mail and Now the Phone Call?

Posted by Venkat at 8/13/2010 9:48 AM | Add Comment

Recent Spam Litigation Activity in California Courts

Posted by Venkat at 4/19/2010 6:09 AM | Add Comment

Spam Filters Killed The Beaver

Posted by Venkat at 3/30/2010 6:25 AM | Add Comment

Unsolicited Text Messages and the TCPA (and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act)

Posted by Venkat at 12/17/2009 10:44 PM | Add Comment

Breeding the Perfect Spammer

Posted by Venkat at 8/31/2009 7:22 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Gordon v. Virtumundo: 9th Cir Smacks Down Anti-Spammers in Trifecta Defense Win

Posted by Venkat at 8/6/2009 9:24 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

If You do Not Have a Fax Machine I Advice You Get One

Posted by Venkat at 7/28/2009 10:53 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Spam Liability Not Covered Under Insurance Policy

Posted by Venkat at 7/27/2009 7:37 AM | Add Comment

9th Cir: Kaspersky Filtering Decision Protected Under Section 230

Posted by Venkat at 6/26/2009 5:53 AM | Add Comment

Delaware Supreme Court Justice in Hot Water Due to Racy Email Forward

Posted by Venkat at 5/3/2009 10:18 PM | Add Comment

Email Harassment Can Be Harassment Too?

Posted by Venkat at 5/3/2009 9:54 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

No Claim Based on Disclosure of Email Address in Violation of Privacy Policy

Posted by Venkat at 4/3/2009 8:53 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

No S.Ct. Review in Jaynes; VA Spam Ruling Stands

Posted by Venkat at 3/30/2009 6:28 AM | Add Comment

Class Action Against Reunion.com Gets Another Chance?

Posted by Venkat at 3/15/2009 6:39 AM | Add Comment

e360 Seeks Indemnification From Choicepoint Under Data License Agreement

Posted by Venkat at 3/10/2009 9:32 PM | Add Comment

"Crush" Ad Implementation Gets Tatto Media in Hot Water

Posted by Venkat at 3/9/2009 12:49 PM | Add Comment

Will the Supreme Court Hear Virginia v. Jaynes?

Posted by Venkat at 3/4/2009 12:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Facebook Sues Sanford Wallace for Alleged Facebook Wall Spam

Posted by Venkat at 2/28/2009 9:27 AM | Add Comment

More Briefs Filed in Jaynes

Posted by Venkat at 2/10/2009 7:25 AM | Add Comment

Virtumundo Ninth Circuit Argument: Impressions

Posted by Venkat at 12/11/2008 12:24 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Whistler Blackcomb Opt-Out Tricks?

Posted by Venkat at 11/26/2008 6:54 AM | Add Comment

Washington AG Demands Online Romance Site Halt "__ is Looking for You" Emails

Posted by Venkat at 11/17/2008 11:35 PM | Add Comment

Unsolicited Marketing Extravaganza in the Ninth Circuit

Posted by Venkat at 11/13/2008 11:34 AM | Add Comment

Asis Files Amicus Brief in Gordon v. Virtumundo

Posted by Venkat at 10/28/2008 10:28 AM | Add Comment

The Long Road to a 236MM Spam Judgment

Posted by Venkat at 10/7/2008 4:42 AM | Add Comment

Do Text Messages Fall Within the TCPA? [Timberland Settles SMS Class Action for $7 Million]

Posted by Venkat at 9/23/2008 6:01 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Trouble Stomaching the Virginia Supreme Court's Spam Decision

Posted by Venkat at 9/17/2008 7:09 AM | Add Comment

MySpace Wins Big Against Richter?

Posted by Venkat at 6/17/2008 7:47 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What's Up With Unspam's Project Honeypot Lawsuit ?

Posted by Venkat at 6/2/2008 12:41 PM | Add Comment

Asis Internet Soldiers On

Posted by Venkat at 5/29/2008 7:39 AM | Add Comment

US v. Impulse Media - No CAN-SPAM Injunction

Posted by Venkat at 5/24/2008 7:20 AM | Add Comment

e360 + Silverstein - The Saga Continues

Posted by Venkat at 5/10/2008 12:17 PM | Add Comment

Asis Internet's Lead Lawsuit Rejected on Summary Judgment

Posted by Venkat at 5/8/2008 2:09 PM | Add Comment

New Spam Law in CO

Posted by Venkat at 4/24/2008 7:12 AM | Add Comment

California Anti-Spammers Push Misguided Anti-Spam Bill

Posted by Venkat at 4/18/2008 8:03 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

e360's Claims Rejected on Section 230 Grounds

Posted by Venkat at 4/12/2008 8:34 AM | Add Comment

MySpace Text Class Action (in Illinois)

Posted by Venkat at 3/20/2008 10:19 PM | Add Comment

Soloway Pleas

Posted by Venkat at 3/14/2008 2:29 PM | Add Comment

VA S.Ct. Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Spam Statute (on Standing Grounds)

Posted by Venkat at 2/29/2008 1:07 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Washington AG: Virtumundo Should be Limited so as to Not Cause Blanket Preemption

Posted by Venkat at 1/13/2008 8:02 AM | Add Comment

Spammers Just Can't Seem to Catch a Break

Posted by Venkat at 12/6/2007 10:08 PM | Add Comment

Spam Arrest v. Hormel: More

Posted by Venkat at 11/27/2007 7:54 AM | Add Comment

Spam Arrest v. Hormel: TTAB Cans Hormel

Posted by Venkat at 11/26/2007 4:36 PM | Add Comment

The Facebook SMS Lawsuit

Posted by Venkat at 11/14/2007 10:06 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Spam Filter Ate It

Posted by Venkat at 10/16/2007 8:27 AM | Add Comment

VA High Court Hears Free Speech Challenge to Spam Law

Posted by Venkat at 10/8/2007 3:55 PM | Add Comment

Group Defines the Term "Bacn"

Posted by Venkat at 8/20/2007 7:10 AM | Add Comment

Court to Lawyer: Whitelist the Court Domain Name!

Posted by Venkat at 7/10/2007 10:55 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

SMS Spam Litigation – The Next Wave?

Posted by Venkat at 6/28/2007 6:34 AM | Add Comment

Unsolicited Political Messages

Posted by Venkat at 6/25/2007 10:36 PM | Add Comment

Harvesting: Probably Not a Great Idea

Posted by Venkat at 6/14/2007 5:35 AM | Add Comment

CAN-SPAM: Another FTC Enforcement Action Encounters Obstacles

Posted by Venkat at 6/13/2007 8:15 AM | Add Comment

Spam wars: MySpace v The Globe.com

Posted by Venkat at 6/1/2007 8:23 AM | Add Comment

Pleading Matters

Posted by Derek at 5/30/2007 2:57 PM | Add Comment

The Tide Continues: Court Shoots Down Spam Class Action

Posted by Venkat at 5/28/2007 7:06 AM | Add Comment

The Strange Saga of James Gordon

Posted by Venkat at 5/25/2007 6:03 AM | Add Comment

A CAN-SPAM Case Actually Goes to Trial?

Posted by Venkat at 5/8/2007 8:28 AM | Add Comment

Utah's Registry: a Financial Quagmire

Posted by Venkat at 5/5/2007 11:58 AM | Add Comment

Turning Junk Mail Into Spam

Posted by Venkat at 5/4/2007 8:03 AM | Add Comment

MySpace v. Richter [yawn]

Posted by Venkat at 2/7/2007 8:02 AM | Add Comment

Federal Court Declines Fees to Dismissed CAN-SPAM Defendant

Posted by Venkat at 1/26/2007 7:41 AM | Add Comment

Washington Appeals Court Deals Blow to Antispam Plaintiff

Posted by Venkat at 1/11/2007 5:51 AM | Add Comment

Spam 2.0 - The State of Spam

Posted by Venkat at 12/7/2006 11:07 PM | Add Comment

Media Mentions and Articles

Media Mentions:

The twisted world of online copyright
(Econsultancy; Nov. 11, 2010)

Rise and Fall of a Spam Crusader
(North Coast Journal; Sept. 30, 2010)

Appeals court absolves firm that exposed man's SSN
(The Register; June 4, 2010)

Spam--a Lot
(ABA Journal/Wendy Davis; March 1, 2010)

Texas county to name drunk drivers on Twitter
(SF Gate/IDG News; Dec. 24, 2009)

Starbucks sued after laptop data breach (NetworkWorld.com; Feb. 23, 2009)

Spam pins 'Strong Arm' Missed court date earns Frank Azar judge's reprimand
(Rocky Mountain News)

Microsoft Sues More Hotmail Spammers
(PC World)

Zango Sues Antispyware Vendor PC Tools (InfoWorld)

Software Notebook: Two major spam cases end up in Seattle
(Seattle PI)

Venkat on Copyright and More 1/2
(Rasmus Rasmussen Dot Com; May 22, 2009)

Court Limits Third-Party Text Message Ads
(Inside Counsel; September 1, 2009)

Articles:

CAN-SPAM Put to the Test (cNet; May 22, 2007)

Spyware Skirmishes: Spy Versus Antispy (cNet; June 5, 2007)

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