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California spam

2003-09-24 15:36:35.472151+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

As of January 1st, Californians may have some recourse against spam: Gray Davis signs a California anti-spam bill:

The bold experiment to fight the barrage of electronic junk mail enables California residents, the state attorney general and Internet providers to seek civil damages against spammers amounting to $1,000 per e-mail and $1 million per incident.

Full text of state bill 186, let the first amendment lawsuits begin.

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