Fax.com Fined $5.4M for Junk Faxes

AP via Yahoo! News ^ | 6/7/02 | Danny Freedman

[Cultural Jihad]

Sending unsolicited faxes is a free speech right? The lawyer must think she has a 1st Amendment right, also, to have her articles published in the Washington Post.

[gcruse]

Outstanding. Spam is one thing. Faxes incur a cost to the receiver.

[FreeperinRATcage]

And spam doesn't incur a cost in bandwidth, server usage, disk capacity, productivity, ect.....?

TANSTAAFL.

[Chemist_Geek]

And spam doesn't incur a cost in bandwidth, server usage, disk capacity, productivity, ect.....?

Y'know, the city where I live requires a tag to be attached to each can of garbage before they'll pick it up. The city sells the tags for $1 each. So, the people who send me junk snail mail are forcing me to incur a cost to dispose of their bilgewater... Can I recover my garbage fees from them? (grin)

[BJungNan]

A lawyer for Fax.com, Mary Ann Wymore, said the company feels the rules on unsolicited advertising are an unconstitutional restriction of its freedom of speech.

Does anyone have the fax number of Mary Ann Wymore. I'd like to show here a litte free speech at the cost of her fax ribbon and a tied up fax line she can't use for business.

Now if you will excuse me, I am off to hunt for a fax number.

[SamAdams76]

Sending unsolicited faxes is a free speech right? The lawyer must think she has a 1st Amendment right, also, to have her articles published in the Washington Post.

Not even close to being the same thing. I have to pay for the ink and paper that is used to receive these unwanted junk faxes. If Fax.com wants to supply me with paper and ink cartridges, they can send me all the faxes they want. Until we reach such an agreement however, they should stop spamming me with these junk faxes.

I can choose NOT to buy the Washington Compost (which I happily do).

[BJungNan]

A lawyer for Fax.com, Mary Ann Wymore, said the company feels the rules on unsolicited advertising are an unconstitutional restriction of its freedom of speech.

Does anyone have the fax number of Mary Ann Wymore. I'd like to show here a litte free speech at the cost of her fax ribbon and a tied up fax line she can't use for business.

Now if you will excuse me, I am off to hunt for a fax number.

[BJungNan]

Update on Fax search. Well, we have a link to an attorney by the same name but no confirmation it is the same Mary Ann L. Wymore.

What are the chances there are two attorneys with the same name? We will have to make a call to them in the morning to find out. Stay tuned.

[Cultural Jihad]

Does anyone have the fax number of Mary Ann Wymore. I'd like to show here a litte free speech at the cost of her fax ribbon and a tied up fax line she can't use for business.

As if two wrongs make a right to begin with. As if harassing their office and purposely depriving them of their business, and across interstate lines, is lawful. Sheesh. The woman is a lawyer and an American. She can state her case before a court of law for review and judgment. What is unAmerican is conspiring to use Nazi-like bullying intimidation tactics in order to get one's way or make one's point or show one's dissatisfaction.

[BJungNan]

As if two wrongs make a right to begin with. As if harassing their office and purposely depriving them of their business, and across interstate lines, is lawful. Sheesh. The woman is a lawyer and an American. She can state her case before a court of law for review and judgment. What is unAmerican is conspiring to use Nazi-like bullying intimidation tactics in order to get one's way or make one's point or show one's dissatisfaction.

I am merely exercising my right to free speech. If a thousand other people wish to similarly express themselves, so be it. Actually, I would think this attorney would be flatered, so flattered she might even go out and buy a case (or three) of fax ribbon.

[FreeperinRATcage]

Actually, this attorney will probably sue you for any reason you can think of. remember, attorney = hypocrite with no shame.

[andy_card]

One of fax.com's fax numbers = 949-916-8629

[Focault's Pendulum]

Now if you will excuse me, I am off to hunt for a fax number

Well...if your're going to do it right....three pages of black construction paper, scotch taped together to form a continous feed....works like a charm.

[dtel]

LOL
You're evil. ;^)

[Focault's Pendulum]

I just try and get a good shot in once in awhile.

[BJungNan]

Actually, this attorney will probably sue you for any reason you can think of...

Let 'em sue. It wouldn't be the first time. Ain't beat me yet. Just tell me where and I will show up.

[pattycake]

We must waste a ream of paper per week not to mention all the ink that is wasted on these unwanted faxes. I for one am glad they got what was coming to them. We would call and try to get our name off the list, it fell on deaf ears.