State of Virginia clamps down on spamming!

[JWMiddleton]

This was in my corporate email this morning. I thought you might find it interesting.

VERIZON SEES VIRGINIA CLAMPDOWN ON SPAMMING AS MODEL

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner signed a landmark piece of Verizon-backed
legislation yesterday that makes it illegal for spammers to falsify
e-mail headers to disguise their identity and raises the penalties
for sending unsolicited bulk e-mail. Robert Woltz, president-Verizon
Virginia, and Tom Dailey, general counsel-Verizon Online,
participated in a ceremony yesterday at America Online's
headquarters in Dulles, Va., at which Gov. Warner signed the amended
Computer Crimes Act. The law strengthens the ability of Internet
service providers -- like Verizon Online and America Online -- to
enforce restrictions on unsolicited bulk e-mail. The law also
increases the penalty for computer trespass. Verizon has helped
draft anti-spamming legislation in other states and at the federal
level. Dailey said, "We hope other states will continue to look at
Virginia's Computer Crimes Act as a model in their efforts to
curtail spam."

 

[Ornery]

This will simply have to go into the Politics and News forum, because it will soon be peppered by posts from our resident left wing, ACLU supporters, bitching about the errosion of our First Amendment rights.

Personally, I'm all for it!

 

[Dragoon42]

Originally posted by: Ornery
This will simply have to go into the Politics and News forum, because it will soon be peppered by posts from our resident left wing, ACLU supporters, bitching about the errosion of our First Amendment rights.

Personally, I'm all for it!

hahahahaha

 

[VTBigBear]

go VA

 

[dabuddha]

Sweet! Bout time!

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: JWMiddleton
The law also increases the penalty for computer trespass...

And, may I ask, what kind of trespasses are they talking about? Installing screensavers without written permission? Is this another one of those state level DMCAs? I wouldn't be so quick to hail this as A Good Thing (TM).

Edit: Before you flame me, I have no problem with trying to stop spam. After all, you should have free speech, but I should have the free choice to determine whether or not I want to listen to you.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

I just saw it on the ticker on GMA this morning

 

[JWMiddleton]

Originally posted by: jliechty

Originally posted by: JWMiddleton
The law also increases the penalty for computer trespass...

And, may I ask, what kind of trespasses are they talking about? Installing screensavers without written permission? Is this another one of those state level DMCAs? I wouldn't be so quick to hail this as A Good Thing (TM).

Edit: Before you flame me, I have no problem with trying to stop spam. After all, you should have free speech, but I should have the free choice to determine whether or not I want to listen to you.

J, In my quick read I missed that. I'd better point David to this, or repost it in the NEW Politics and News forum.

 

[Brutuskend]

It's about time.

Now if the other states would just follow their lead.