German Court Rules in Favor of Microsoft in Case Against Porn Spammer
Microsoft is pleased about the ruling handed down by the Intermediate Court of Appeals in Karlsruhe in the case against a German porn spammer. Microsoft is reporting that the court found the spammer guilty of violating the Microsoft brand and ordered it to hand over data, pay damages, and desist from sending unsolicited advertising e-mails.More here.
The accused, a man residing in Schleswig-Holstein, was charged with conducting a number of spam campaigns over a period of around six months, mostly as advertising for the sex web sites he operates. Microsoft says that the man used forged e-mail addresses from Hotmail, Microsoft's e-mail service and a registered trademark, in some of the spams he sent. Now, he is paying the price. While the man denies being responsible for the advertising e-mails, the court has ruled that he is indeed responsible and has therefore also committed a breach of trademark. Microsoft emphasizes that the court expressly stated that the use of "Hotmail" as a forged a sender address constitutes a violation of trademark.
posted by Fergie @ 11/01/2006 11:20:00 AM
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