The begining of the end of spam?

[PyRo]

Not likely.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&ncid=528&e=1&u=/ap/20050408/ap_on_hi_te/spam_sentencing

[BobTheCow]

Wow, I didn't know AOL was based here in Virginia. I'm ashamed...

EDIT: For those too lazy to click:

Judge Sentences Spammer to Nine Years
1 hour, 29 minutes ago

By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer

LEESBURG, Va. - A Virginia judge sentenced a spammer to nine years in prison Friday in the nation's first felony prosecution for sending junk e-mail, though the sentence was postponed while the case is appealed.

Loudoun County Circuit Judge Thomas Horne said that because the law targeting bulk e-mail distribution is new and raises constitutional questions, it was appropriate to defer the prison time until appeals courts rule.

A jury had recommended the nine-year prison term after convicting Jeremy Jaynes of pumping out at least 10 million e-mails a day with the help of 16 high-speed lines, the kind of Internet capacity a 1,000-employee company would need.Prosecutors have described Jaynes as among the top 10 spammers in the world at the time of his arrest, using the name "Gaven Stubberfield" and other aliases to peddle junk products and pornography. Prosecutors say he grossed up to $750,000 per month.

The jury also convicted Jaynes's sister, Jessica DeGroot of Raleigh, but recommended only a $7,500 fine. Her conviction was later dismissed by the judge. A third defendant, Richard Rutkowski of Cary, N.C., was acquitted of all charges.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

good. I hope he serves all 9 too, none of this out early on good behavior crap.

[Eric Cartman]

Too bad that he'll probably get the sentence drastically reduced with the appeal. It's way past time that spammers started going to jail.

[fire1811]

Im all for execution of spammers

[WickeDKlowN]

Im all for execution of spammers

I don't know about execution, but they do need to make an exception to that pesky "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" law for them.

[fire1811]

I don't know about execution, but they do need to make an exception to that pesky "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" law for them.

yeah i suppose I could go for that

[WickeDKlowN]

Execution would be too quick.

Why do spammers spam anyway? Is there really that much money in it? Or do they just like to piss people off?

[PyRo]

Execution would be too quick.

Why do spammers spam anyway? Is there really that much money in it? Or do they just like to piss people off?

Well the guy was making $750,000 a month of it. So I would say it's definatly a money thing.

[WickeDKlowN]

Oh wow. I guess I shoul;d have read the article before I asked

[B.A.M.]

I don't know about execution, but they do need to make an exception to that pesky "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" law for them.

Ya like make them only watch pbs for 1 day strait or the spanish channel