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Software giant Microsoft will invest the US$7 million it is expecting from a damages settlement with 'spam king' Scott Richter into fighting Internet crimes, paying its legal bills and "rewarding" the state of New York.
Federal agents shut down a popular Web site on Wednesday that had distributed copyrighted music and movies, including versions of the latest "Star Wars" movie.
Scott Richter, self-confessed Spam King and one-time peddler of ladies' underwear, has filed for bankruptcy, with Microsoft cited as the main reason.
A district court judge has rescinded a temporary restraining order against antispam operation SpamCop, in an early blow to a case brought by self-professed "Spam King" Scott Richter.
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