Ruling Lets Unwanted E-Mail In

LA Times ^ | July 1, 2003 | Maura Dolan

[I still care]

SAN FRANCISCO — Companies cannot use the courts to block bulk e-mail to employees simply because employers object to the messages, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.

[I still care]

If the Republicans want to win, I think all they would have to say is Democratic courts allow spam.

There could be a second revolution over spam.

[DB]

Spamocrats?

That mail is coming in on company resources costing the company money. No one not autherized by the company has the right to use the companies resources.

[texas booster]

Ah, the Ninth Circuit! What will they think of next to help their crony friends to make money?

The beauty of this ruling is that it takes yet another tool away from corporations to protect them from frivilous lawsuits.

Companies can, and do, get sued for allowing in unsolicited objectionable material called spam. Yes, women (and probably some men) have won judgements for getting Viagra and breast enlargement emails (and worse) on their corporate emails.

There are still defenses against spam, but none are as strong as the threat of a lawsuit.

Any legal types know what does this do to the AOhelL lawsuit against spammers from last month?

[gcruse]

Are you sure the Ninth Circuit Federal Court is the same
thing as the California (State) Supreme Court?