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Microsoft Receives $7M in Spam Settlement

Postby Candy » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:22 pm

Microsoft Receives $7M in Spam Settlement
A man once accused of being one of the world's top three spammers has agreed to pay $7 million in a settlement with Microsoft Corp., the software maker announced Tuesday.

The money from Scott Richter and his company, OptInRealBig.com of Westminster, Colo., will be used to boost efforts to combat the illegal sending of unsolicited and misleading e-mail known as spam and other computer misuse, said Microsoft's chief counsel, Brad Smith, in a news release issued Tuesday morning.

Khrushchev's Other Shoe may appreciate this. :)
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Postby Мастер » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:57 pm

A spammer vs. Microsoft. One of those conflicts where there doesn't seem to be a good guy. Kind of like Hitler vs. Stalin.
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Postby Candy » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:04 pm

^^^
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The settlement is conditional upon dismissal of bankruptcy petitions Richter and his 4-year-old company have pending in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver, and they were expected to file the required motions Tuesday, according to the company's statement.


It looks like Richter won't have to pay much if anything. :evil:
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