Alleged Spammer Settles With Massachusetts
DC Enterprises has agreed to settle a spam-related case with the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, marking a resolution of the first state case under the federal Can-Spam Act, state regulators announced Monday.
Source: ZDNet
WTG Uncle Sam. Has the momentum finally begun to shift towards the government's favor regarding spam and spyware? -KFDC Enterprises and its principal owner, William Carson of Florida, agreed to pay $25,000 and halt further violations of the Can-Spam Act, as well as Massachusetts mortgage broker laws and advertising laws. Carson could not immediately be reached for comment. Under the case, filed in June, Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly alleged that DC Enterprises and Carson sent thousands of unsolicited commercial e-mails touting low-interest mortgages. But the bulk e-mails allegedly failed to provide a working "opt out" provision that would have allowed recipients to prevent future e-mails, did not clearly identify the notices as advertisements and used a nonfunctioning return address--all of which violate provisions of the Can-Spam Act and the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act.
Source: ZDNet
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