High-earning spammers face tougher sentences
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netbuzz writes "More big-time spammers may find themselves doing longer stretches behind bars if a federal judge's first-of-its-kind sentencing decision in a Denver case becomes widely applied. In a sense, these spammers would be hoisted on their own profits, as language in CAN-SPAM allows the use of their profits instead of the difficult-to-measure financial damage they cause in establishing a prison sentence. The Denver spammer earned $250,000 — and a 20% longer prison stint — using this approach.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/22659"
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/22659"
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High-earning spammers face tougher sentences