2528 Spam Messages and Counting

I don’t know where I’d be without spam filters.

My spam filter box has 2528 spam messages sitting in it right now. Akismet has captured 1606 spam blog comments here. Bad Behavior has blocked 1687 splog access attempts in the last 7 days on this blog.

Could All That SPAM Be Worth Millions?

The Indiana Code has a provision that allows Hoosiers to sue spammers — with presumed damages of $500 per prohibited Deceptive Commercial Electronic Mail. See I.C. 24-5-22 and I.C. 24-5-22-10(d)(2). I’m an Indiana resident, so therefore the law applies to anyone sending Deceptive Commercial email as defined by the statute to my inbox. Jurisdiction is provided in the statute — anyone sending prohibited email submits to the jurisdiction of Indiana.

At this rate, if all of those messages in my spam filter were prohibited and I prevailed in an action, they’d be worth more than $1 million at the presumed damages!

I wonder if anyone has ever sued a spammer and been able to collect their presumed damages as provided for under the Indiana code?

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