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San Francisco Chronicle: Court upholds anti-spam law / Unsolicited e-mail not protected, judges say
In a victory to thrill anyone annoyed by the "spam" that clogs e-mail accounts, an appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of California's tough 1998 law regulating unwanted commercial messages.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/04/MN228257.DTL
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San Francisco Chronicle: Spam going mobile
Fight is on to keep unwanted text ads off cell phones.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/15/MN219403.DTL
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seattlep-i.com: 'Spam' bill would require senders to include personal info
Unsolicited e-mail, also known as "spam," would become a thing of the past under a bill introduced by Sen. Bill Finkbeiner, R-Kirkland.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/55371_spam22.shtml
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Washington Post: 'Résumé Spamming' Brings an Online Backlash
Already frustrated by unwanted sales pitches and suggestive come-ons, e-mail users now face another onslaught, this time from desperate job seekers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A34840-2002Jan24
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Deceptive chain e-mails targeted
FTC goes after spam purveyors who peddle dubious schemes.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/58025_chainemail13.shtml
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The Age: The dangers of spam SMS
You can get paid to receive ads on your mobile, but it might burst the spam dam, writes Nicole Manktelow.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/05/1017206260399.html
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Christian Science Monitor: War on e-mail spam ratchets up in courts, legislatures | csmonitor.com
A lawsuit against spam on the Internet is part of a larger effort to control the proliferation of unsolicited e-mail.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0418/p01s01-ussc.html
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donga.com: 4 Million Won Penalty to 5 Companies Distributed `Spam mails` Indiscrimately.
5 companies including adult broadcasting companies and shopping malls that have sent `Spam mails` ignoring the rejection of the receivers were imposed to correctional fines.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=030000&biid=2002043035928
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donga.com: Spam Mail with False Title to be Punished
The person who sends e-mails without an indication of advertisement or containing false exaggerated ads will be punished of suspension of business license or criminal punishment from May.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=030000&biid=2002042443958
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donga.com: Compulsory Notice of `Adult Advertisement` for Sexual Spam Mails
The advertising mails containing bad things for juveniles like sexual and violent contents should attach the notice of `Ads for Adults` to the title from July.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2002050862048
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