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[Startup Meme] Facebook takes more spammers to court | Startup Meme - Unofficial ...: Prior to this Facebook filed and won a lawsuit against “spam king” Sanford Wallace, popularly known as “Spam”ford Wallace. Facebook was awarded $711 million in a judgement against “Spam”ford Wallace.

[Pocket-lint.com] Facebook awarded $711 million from spammer - Pocket-lint: It's been revealed how much money Facebook has been awarded in damages over a recent anti-spam case against internet "marketer" Sanford - or as he's known Spamford - Wallace.

[Ecommerce Journal] Facebook launches legal actions against high profile cyber crooks ...: Earlier this week the social networking company Facebook started a lawsuit against the alleged high profile hijackers and spammers. Among the defendants there are Jeremi Fisher, Philip Porembski, and Ryan Shimeall along with Choko Systems, Harm, Inc., and iMedia Online Services, LLC, three firms associated with the alleged spammers.

[Cogent Nirvana] “Spamford” Wallace: Ordered to Pay Facebook $711 Million | Cogent ...: for the rights of Facebook and its members. Fogel also wrote that he is referring Wallace, who did not appear in court for scheduled hearings, to the U.S. attorney’s office for criminal contempt charges for violating the restraining order and the injunction.

[TECH.BLORGE.com] Court orders spammer to pay $711 million to Facebook - TECH.BLORGE.com: Originally Facebook filed for $7.5 billion in damages from Wallace which was rejected by Judge Jeremy Fogel. Wallace has also been referred to the US attorney’s office by Fogel for criminal content and violating the court order after failing to show up for the scheduled court hearings.

[Graham Cluley's blog] Facebook wins $711 million in spam lawsuit - but will it ever see ...: San Jose Federal Court ordered Wallace to pay up after Facebook complained that he had phished login details from thousands of members and then used their hacked accounts to bombard other users with thousands of messages promoting "cool sites", that in reality tried to sell products or make money through web hits.

[MX Logic Security News] Facebook wins spam lawsuit against 'Spamford' Wallace: Three men are being sued by social networking site Facebook, which alleges that they used phishing to gain access to the user accounts of others and used the hijacked accounts to send spam messages, according to CNET security correspondent Elinor Mills.

[CNET News.com] Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit | Digital Media ...: Spamford Wallace has been a PITA since way the hell back in the day. He's got so many judgements on his sorry arse that it would take winning Powerball every week for a decade straight just to pay them all off.

[A Collaborative News Blog] Spammer get fined “again” 711 Million Dollars | A Collaborative ...: On January 26, 2008, The Register reported that the FTC has asked the Judge overseeing the 2006 settlement to find Wallace and partner Walter Rines in civil contempt of court for their use of malware and social engineering on MySpace to promote porn and gambling sites.[10] In May 2008 Wallace and Rines were ordered to pay $230 million to MySpace by the L.A. District Court when they failed to appear for trial.

[IT - Chuiko | Information Technology News] The penalty for spamming the Facebook network » IT - Chuiko ...: Judge Jeremy Fogel of the District Court in San Jose, California ruled that the self-proclaimed king of spam Sanford "Spamford" Wallace must pay compensation amounting to 711 million U.S. dollars. Social networking site operator shall notify the company in the pages of the blog.

[WDL - Web Design News] Web Design News: October 30, 2009 | Web Design Library: Still, O'Rourke wrote, "[W]e hope that this will act as a continued deterrent against these criminals.  Most notably, the judge referred Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's Office with a request that Wallace be prosecuted for criminal contempt, which means that in addition to the judgment, he now faces possible jail time.  This is another important victory in our fight against spam.  We will continue to pursue damages against other spammers."

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Calif. court awards Facebook $711 million in damages in case vs ...: Watchdog: Facebook violates Canadian privacy lawTORONTO ”” Canada's privacy commissioner accused Facebook on Thursday of breaching Canadian law by keeping users' personal information indefinitely after members close their accounts. Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart released a report that also accuses Facebook of disclosing personal information about users to the nearly 1 million third-party developers worldwide who create Facebook applications such as games and quizzes.

[skip wilkes Blog] Whats the POINT ? « skip wilkes Blog: Today, a California court awarded Facebook $711 million in civil damages against Sanford Wallace, the notorious sell proclaimed “spam king” who is also known by the derisive nickname “Spamford.” The court found Wallace gu facebook spam .is the point ?

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] MySpace Wins $234 Million Verdict Against Notorious Spammers ...: MySpace buys iLike in bid to restore lost lusterLOS ANGELES ”” Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to restore some of its lost luster on the Internet. The $20 million agreement to purchase iLike confirmed rumors that had circulated this week and was the first play that new CEO Owen Van Natta has made to expand MySpace's Web footprint after a series of drastic cuts and writedowns.

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