Jeremy Jaynes was convicted of illegal spamming and is the nation’s first conviction according to wired.com. He is sentenced to nine years in prison, which seems like an awful lot for illegal spamming. I’m not really sure what makes illegal spamming illegal, but i think it has something to do with how he sent the e-mails. Either way, i find this most interesting because it really sets a lot of precedent for future cases, and the lack of precedent for this case is probably why the Virginia Supreme Court voted 4-3 on the case, and i wouldn’t be surprised if this one goes to the U.S. Supreme Court. This case brings up issues of the First Amendment as well as interstate commerce as well as intellectual property, and should really prove to be the testing ground for future digital felony cases.
March 11, 2008...2:19 am
First Felony conviction for Spamming
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