Tag: virginia
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Free speech argument overturns AOL spammer conviction
Virginia court upholds notorious Jaynes’ right to express himself in bulk. Infamous AOL spammer Jeremy Jaynes, convicted of a massive spamming campaign targeting AOL users in 2004, has had his conviction overturned in a Virginia Supreme Court judgement which essentially undermines the state’s local anti-spam laws in favour of free speech arguments. Jaynes was indicted…