Spamhaus to Ignore $11.7 million Judgement
Summary: This article post discusses the situation concerning Spamhaus, a European spam-prevention site. Spamhaus was ruled by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to pay over 11 million dollars in damages to e360insight, who sued the U.K. based organization earlier in the year for blacklisting their domain. Spamhaus is refusing to meet the order, citing that they have no business or employees operating out of the U.S., and so the ruling is out of its jurisdiction.
Reason: This article caught my attention, because it represents the self-governing of people through the internet, over laws which bind cities, states, and countries. By saying that they will not pay any fees, and by disregarding the decision of the District Court, Spamhaus is sending out a clear message: we are trying to stop spam, and we don’t want to get caught in your bureaucratic red tape. Update: Since this article was posted, the District Court attempted to have ICANN revoke the Spamhaus domain, to which their response was basically “We can’t really do that.”.
Credibility: This post was made on slashdot.org, a popular tech news blog. While the site may not be completely credible, the articles which this post is referencing are on CNET News, and the official Spamhaus organization website, which are both credible sources.
Friday, September 15, 2006
