Supreme Court Upholds SPAM Conviction

Jeremy Jaynes is making history, only he's not as cheerful about it as most computer users are. Arrested in 2003 before Congress passed the CAN SPAM act, Jaynes was convicted in 2005 on three counts of Virginia Computer Crimes Act code violations, each one carrying a 3 year prison sentence. Last Friday, Virginia's Supreme Court upheld what amounts to the first US felony conviction for spamming, denying the defendant's free speech claim. More here.