Britain followed suit by passing a law that fines spammers upwards of $8,057 (U.S) if convicted on charges of spamming via email or text messaging. That law would only cover home users and goes into effect on Dec. 11, 2003. And Italy recently stepped up to the plate and drafted a law that would fine spammers up to $100,000 (U.S.), and in some cases would carry a three-year prison term.
