Anti-spam activists get legalled by marketeers

DM News, a newspaper for direct marketeers, said that Alan Murphy of spamhous.org and another individual, Adam Brower, were served with legal papers yesterday.

Spamhaus publishes blacklists, dubbed blocklists, of internet protocol (IP) numbers that it believes are originators of spam.

Brower is named as connected with both Spamhous and SPEWS, which publishes similar lists.

The EmarketersAmerica.org lawyers declined to tell the newspaper which business or businesses he represents, for fear of attracting "retailiation".

The blacklists are a point of contention because some e-marketeers claim they're listed when their activities are entirely legal.

The lawyers accuse the individuals of libel and slander, and are claiming damages and an injunction to prevent the sites from publishing the lists.

But it's likely the individuals will have legal representation from the SpamCon Foundation, the report adds. µ

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