A California man accused of managing the computer system used to send hundreds of thousands of pornography-related e-mail messages has pleaded guilty to violating a U.S. antispam law. Kirk F. Rogers, 43, of Manhattan Beach, California, has been found of violating the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act, this is second-ever U.S. conviction related to the transmission of obscene e-mail messages.

In another news... Verizon Wireless, mobile phone service, won a permanent injunction to prevent a Florida company from sending unsolicited text messages to its customers phones as they believe this infringed on mobile phone users' privacy. Verizon Wireless filed the lawsuit against Passport Holidays of Ormond Beach, Florida in October after 98,000 spam text messages were sent to its customers phones on behalf of Passport, which will pay $10,000 in damages.

Indian Scenario...

It is really unfortunate that India still does not have any specific law to regulate spamming, though relief can be claimed under other laws like under Law Of Torts, as "Nuisance". But such protection makes the remedy ineffective.

In a consumer case, we have already challenged "Reliance Infocomm" system of making unsolicited calls offering Fixed WLL phones and also sending similar Text messages, among other matters, as it infringes privacy. But Reliance has offered not to comment in the matter as similar matter is before the Supreme Court against all the Tele-communication companies... which is nothing but an excuse ! As Supreme Court had made some Interim Orders. In any case, this Verizon case decision will be helpful in the matter.