First spam felony conviction upheld
Posted on March 3, 2008 by Dan
In 2003 Jeremy Jaynes made history as the first person arrested for email SPAM.
From July to August of 2003 its believed that Jaynes sent nearly 10 million emails per day through the AOL servers in Virginia.
His lawyers argued that it violated his First Amendment rights as well as the interstate commerce clause of the US Constitution. Because Jaynes used a fake email address and because he was selling scam products and services, the claims were rejected.
The decision was appealed, but the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the conviction by a narrow 4-3 vote this past Friday. So long, Jeremy Jaynes, enjoy you 9-years in prison.
[Via Ars Technica]
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