Feds crack down on pornographic e-mails

[Shannon G]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I wouldn't mind having a fake Rolex.

I'm glad to see them bust adult spammers. Most of them don't spam legit sites. It's all scary, scary stuff that those fuckers tend to spam.

We actually bought one of those fake Rolex's for my mother-in-law!! hahaha First time I ever purchased anything off bulk email... nice watch tho! lol

As for the lawsuit, it's not just a matter of busting spammers... it's a great example that sponsor programs need to seriously understand that they are liable for the actions of their affiliates. The "I didn't know what they were doing 'cas I'm just a program owner and can't be responsible for a thousand people" excuse totally does not fly!

Our attorney gave a can-spam compliance and sponsor program responsibility seminar at a mainstream expo last month and one of the things stressed was that programs definitely ARE responsible for the actions of their affiliates. And, with confirmed precedendts on the books, it'll be damn tough for anyone to fight the charges if the proof presented by the FTC is indeed accurate.

We spend so much time analyzing affiliate actions to protect ourselves from fraud that analyzing webmaster mailings for compliance accuracy really isn't that much of a "workload" addition when it comes to saving your backside!