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December 30, 2004

Netherlands Fines Spammers


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Government Agency OPTA responsible for regulating Spam in the Netherlands has imposed their first fines for Spam since the enactment of Dutch law banning unsolicited e-mail messages to consumers. The government telecommunications agency, issued three separate fines for unsolicited e-mail sent to consumers. The largest fine, $58,000, was imposed on an individual involved in four Spam runs. Printing company Gorenendaal received a $34,000 fine for soliciting orders for the banned book Mein Kampf, written by Adolf Hitler. Yellow Monday received a $27,000 fine for spending Spam to mobile phones via SMS. Consumers who opened Spam from Yellow Monday were automatically billed $1.50.








 

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