E-Commerce Law: E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of March 3, 2008

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of March 3, 2008

The Supreme Court of Virginia has affirmed the nation's first felony spamming conviction. Jeremy Jaynes was convicted in Loudoun County, Virginia and sentenced to nine years in prison for sending more than ten thousand unsolicited emails to AOL subscribers. His conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Virginia in September 2006.

(Link: Virginia court upholds prolific spammer's conviction at SilliconValley.com)

E-Commerce Law Briefs is a weekly feature appearing each Friday afternoon on E-Commerce Law. Each week, E-Commerce Law Briefs will provide a brief summary and commentary on recent legal news affecting e-commerce businesses.

Posted by Jonathan Frieden on March 09, 2008 at 02:47 PM in E-Commerce Law Briefs | Permalink

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