eldavojohn writes “In a split (4-3) decision, a Virginia court has upheld the verdict against the spam king making it clear that spam isn’t protected by the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment or even its interstate commerce clause. ‘Prosecutors presented evidence of 53,000 illegal e-mails Jaynes sent over three days in July 2003. But authorities believe he was responsible for spewing 10 million e-mails a day in an enterprise that grossed up to $750,000 per month. Jaynes was charged in Virginia because the e-mails went through an AOL server in Loudoun County, where America On the web is based. ‘”
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