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  • MySpace defeats absent 'Spam king' in law suit

    MySpace has won a legal decision against so-called 'spam king' Sanford Wallace after he failed numerous times to turn over documents or attend hearings.

  • Microsoft wants to tackle Aussie spammers

    Microsoft wants the federal government to amend its anti-spam legislation to allow its joint venture with Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd, ninemsn, to directly pursue legal action against spammers.

  • Microsoft to fight crime with spammer's 'millions'

    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.

  • Suspected spam king to appear in court

    A 30-year-old man suspected of being the 'Rizler' spam king is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday, following his arrest last week when he flew into the US.

  • Microsoft bankrupts the Spam King

    Scott Richter, self-confessed Spam King and one-time peddler of ladies' underwear, has filed for bankruptcy, with Microsoft cited as the main reason.

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