Spamhaus Gets Owned To The Tune Of 11.7 Million Dollars

Spamhaus failed to show at a hearing in Illinois where it had been accused by one David Linhardt, of causing significant harm to his e360insight business, by putting it on an email blacklist widely used across the Internet, including by Microsoft. Since Spamhaus didn't turn up, the judge returned a default judgment, which Linhardt then claimed "clearly establishes the validity of e360insight's legitimate business practices as a responsible, opt-in marketer." The reality is somewhat different however. Spamhaus is heaquartered in London, outside the US courts' jurisdiction and decided not to fight the case, even informing Linhardt that it would ignore the case and he would have to sue the company in the UK. That is unlikely to happen because under UK law, Linhardt's bulk email business is illegal. Spamhaus failed to show at a hearing in Illinois where it had been accused by one David Linhardt, of causing significant harm to his e360insight business, by putting it on an email blacklist widely used across the Internet, including by Microsoft. Note to spam police - show up in court!