An Internet service provider sued the operator and online marketer of the BobVila.com home improvement Web site on Thursday for allegedly violating a new federal anti-spam law.
In a suit filed in federal court in San Francisco, Hypertouch Inc., a small Internet service provider based in Foster City, Calif., accused BVWebTies LLC and BlueStream Media of sending e-mail ads for Bob Vila's "Home Again Newsletter" to recipients who had specifically requested to be removed from that e-mail list.
The unwanted e-mail also allegedly contained inaccurate address information of the sender.
Such practices, which spammers commonly use to hide their tracks, were banned under the anti-spam law that went into effect Jan. 1. The law sets guidelines on how and to whom spam can be sent.
Details here from the AP via Findlaw.com.