Volume II

Issue : 21: November 4, 2004

• U.S. and Antigua Break Off Settlement Talks in Internet Gambling Dispute
• New U.S. Federal Appeals Court Ruling on DMCA and Printer Cartridge Chips
• Report Concludes Cease and Desist Letters Under DMCA Abused
• Employers Collection of Biometric Information Not Contravention of PIPEDA
• Ontario Court Decision Shows Potential Problems with Enforcing Non-Solicitation Covenants
• UK Courts Address Jurisdiction in Internet Libel Cases
• Austrian Supreme Court Awards Costs in ICANN UDRP Case
• Ontario Enacts New Health Privacy Legislation
• North Carolina Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Sending Spam

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North Carolina Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Sending Spam

On November 3, 2004, a North Carolina man was sentenced to nine years in prison for sending hundreds of thousands of spam emails. Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, North Carolina was charged with allegedly using fraudulent means to transmit unsolicited bulk e-mail and was found guilty under a Virginia state law that limits the number of e-mails marketers can send in a given time period and prohibits them from using falsifying e-mail addresses so as to hide their identity. According to the charges, Jaynes sent out more than 100,000 messages over a 30-day period in July and August 2003 advertising penny stocks, low mortgage rates, and software to erase Internet browsing records. Jaynes, also known under the alias "Gaven Stubberfield", was one of the most prolific spammers according to Spamhaus, which is an antispam organization. Jaynes' sister, Jessica DeGroot, was also found guilty and fined $7,500.00.

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