Comments on: Spam lawsuits: new and old

By: More legal problems for Boris – Word to the Wise

More legal problems for Boris – Word to the Wise — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:28:52 +0000

[...] Boris Mizhen is once again on the wrong side of legal action. This time it’s not as simple as Microsoft suing him for creating hundreds of thousands of accounts to try and game the spam scoring system. Instead, he seems to have run afoul of the FTC. [...]

By: Beware the TINS Army – Word to the Wise

Beware the TINS Army – Word to the Wise — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:17:45 +0000

[...] for Hotmail – what would Hotmail do? Ask Boris Mizhen. Microsoft is currently suing him, alleging that he and/or his agents or associates engaged in this very [...]

By: Bill Silverstein

Bill Silverstein — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:21:23 +0000

Dave is correct. Instead of relying upon others, you can already read the appeal court decision which pretty much says that they knew there was going to be a default if they withdrew from the proceeding at that point. Usually Venkat disagree with any anti-spammer wanting to file suit against a spammer.

One must wonder if Linhardt’s lawsuits was really something that he brought on his own, or was he a front for a bunch of other spammers similar to the EMarketersAmerica v. Spamhaus case? His three separate lawsuit against anti-spamers, then Comcast, and then a list broker makes me wonder.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:16:54 +0000

Would love to see some more detailed explanation of that, Dave. I gotta be honest, when I see Laura and Venkat disagree with random angry anti-spam hobbyist, I think I’m siding with Venkat and Laura, absent more detailed information.

By: The Dave

The Dave — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:37:04 +0000

This case had *nothing* to do with whether Spamhaus caused actual tortuous interference or not, that was already decided due to a legal strategy previously attempted that backfired.

Only the *amount* of damages was up for grabs this time around.