Court Rejects Spammer’s ‘Free Speech’ Defense

March 4th, 2008

The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the nation’s first felony spam conviction. The ruling Friday decided Virginia’s antispamming law does not infringe on the First Amendment right to free speech.”This is a historic victory in the fight against online crime,” Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell said. “Spam not only clogs e-mail inboxes and destroys productivity; it also defrauds citizens and threatens the online revolution that is so critical to Virginia’s economic prosperity.”

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