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Whoops! State legislators didn't do their homework when writing an anti-spam law, which a Court said unreasonably banned perfectly legitimate use of e-mail pseudonyms. ... Source: slashdot.org --- 23 days ago
Skater writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down the anti-spam law that was used to convict spammer Jeremy James, on the grounds that the ability to be anonymous was more important than the problem of spam. Strangely, the same Court only a few months ago upheld the law. 'The Court noted that "were the 'Federalist Papers' just being published today via e-mail, that transmission by Publius would violate the [current Virginia] statute." The Court suggested that the law does not limit its restrictions on spam to commercial or fraudulent e-mail, or to unprotected speech such as pornography or defamation. And when the state suggested that the Court merely tailor a restriction to the law within its opinion, the Court declined.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot. ... Source: www.chron.com --- 23 days ago
The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a man once considered one of the world's most prolific spammers. ... Source: www.theinquirer.net --- 20 days ago
Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Monday 15 September 2008. 11:03:00 Spammer unclinked THE Virginia Supreme Court has decided that the state's anti-spam law is unconstitutional and freed a man once considered one of the world's most prolific spammers. The Court unanimously agreed that the law violates free speech because it does not just restrict commercial e-mails it blocks all unsolicited messages too.... ... Source: www.businesswire.com --- 23 days ago
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoMet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMET) (“GeoMet” or the “Company ... Source: www.techdirt.com --- 23 days ago
Well, here's a surprise. Just a few months ago, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the state's anti-spamming law was constitutional . The case involved Jeremy Jaynes, who was convicted under the law and sentenced to nine years in prison. He appealed, claiming that the law was unconstitutional . As we noted when the Va. Supreme Court ruling came down, there were some big questions raised by the split Court in determining whether this really was a violation of free speech rights -- and Jaynes' lawyers convinced the Court to rehear the case -- and, in a rather surprising move, the Court has changed its mind. The Court has ruled that the anti-spamming law is, in fact, unconstitutional , as it's a restriction on free speech. As we noted after the original ruling, it still seems like Jaynes could be brought up on charges of fraud, trespass, identity fraud, false advertising and many other charges, but for now, it appears that Virginia's anti-spam law has been judged to go too far. Declan McCullagh has a good analysis of why this is probably the right decision, even if it's personally distasteful to let a spammer off. Permalink | Comments | Email This Story ... Source: www.ozzu.com --- 21 days ago
Justice G. Steven Agee wrote: The right to engage in anonymous speech, particularly anonymous political or religious speech, is an aspect of the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment. By prohibiting false routing information in the dissemination of e-mails, the Court ruled, Virginias anti-spam law infringes on that protected right. http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3999 Anyone have this guys email address ? I want to send him a few million copies of why I think this is a bad ruling under a few million alias names and see if he still feels this way. Topic Replies: 3 ... Source: www.dailytech.com --- 21 days ago
A notorious spammer is out of jail because of First Amendment right violations... ... Source: www.newsfactor.com --- 20 days ago
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Cleveland, Ohio (CaymanMama.com) — In a surprising turn of events on Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court has officially declared the state’s anti-spam law unconstitutional. Adding to the new decision, the Court also reversed the conviction one of the world’s most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes. According to a report by the Associated Press, all members of the [...] ... Source: www.wsls.com --- 29 days ago
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WHEELING - Retired West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Thomas McHugh will return to the high Court - at least temporarily. Current Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard on Wednesday appointed McHugh to fill in for ailing Justice Joseph P. Albright until Albright returns to the Court. ... Source: www.rcfp.org --- 23 days ago
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that settlements in four wrongful death suits must be made . . . ... Source: pubcit.typepad.com --- 22 days ago
Yesterday, in Jaynes v. Commonwealth, No. 06-2388 (Sept. 12, 2008), the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down a state statute that criminalized the sending of unsolicited bulk email to consumers. The defendant in question had been sentenced to 9 years... ... Source: news.techwhack.com --- 22 days ago
Virginia Supreme Court rules in favor of spammer Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s anti-spam laws are in fact unconstitutional as they violate free-speech protections of the First Amendment. This is a major victory for spammers like Jeremy Jaynes who would benefit from this ruling. Jeremy Jaynes in fact has his conviction reversed. He is one of the most well known spammers in the world. He had claimed in courts that the laws were in violation of his free speech protections under the First Amendment. Justice G. Steven Agee spoke on this judgment that the state’s spam law “is unconstitutionally overbroad on its face because it prohibits the anonymous transmission of all unsolicited bulk e-mails, including those containing political, religious or other speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” Jaynes’ attorney, Thomas M. Wolf added: “In my view, the case was never about Jeremy Jaynes — it was about the First Amendment. The argument was never that there’s a constitutional right to send commercial spam. It was that the government cannot criminalize the sending of noncommercial e-mail for political and religious purposes, and that is what this statute did.” Tags: free-speech , Jeremy Jaynes , SPAM , Supreme Court , Thomas M. Wolf , Virginia , Virginia Supreme Court Related posts Microsoft and Pfizer coming to aid of Viagra spam victims (0) Marshal: YouTube servers being used to send spam mail (0) ... Source: entmag.com --- 18 days ago
It's unclear how a Virginia Supreme Court ruling may influence other state and federal laws, but the Court on Friday struck down a Virginia law that prohibits the sending of unsolicited e-mail. ... Find more results for Virginia Supreme Court on RSSMicro.com |
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NewsFactor - The Supreme Court of the State of Virginia has released a spammer previously sentenced to nine years in prison. Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, N.C., was convicted in 2004 of sending tens of thousands of e-mails from his home. ...