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Originally Posted by Hellbilly
i'm no criminal. i signed up to an affiliate program that is apparently getting sued. for some reason they want to see my email account. i don't have anything im really worried about it, i just don't want them to have all my passwords and private correspondance with my girlfriend.
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It doesn't add up because Hellbilly forgot to mention that at least one of the recipients of his spam thinks that the spam was generated from the affiliate program (becuase the promotion of the affiliate's site is what was contained in his spam).
So the recipient(s) are suing the Web Site. Now, the Web Site is claiming that the Affiliate (hellbilly) is the guilty party (not them). So, now they need to sort out who was breaking all of the civil and criminal laws, so they can fuck them up in court.
The plaintiffs are hoping to pin it on the Web Site because they will most likely have more money than hellbilly.
CAN-SPAM's Criminal Penalties
The FTC has trained more than 1,700 law enforcement agents in the U.S. and Canada to enforce the CAN-SPAM Act. The CAN-SPAM Act details severe penalties for anyone convicted of breaking its laws. Depending on the nature of the offense, the number of times it occurred, and the damages done to consumers, the penalties can include:
Imprisonment up to 5 years.
Fines up to $3 million; fines may be higher if they are tied to actual damages incurred by recipients of fraudulent e-mail.
Confiscation and forfeiture of any property (including computer hardware and software) that was used to commit the crime, and any property (including personal property) that can be traced to proceeds from the crime.
There are also International Spam Laws that might have been violated by Hellbilly.
Finally, and most importantly, Lord Nelson is a troll.