In the case of Sotelo v. DirectRevenue, the plantiff filed a complaint against various defendants claiming that they download and/or installed software on his computer without his consent. I bet the creators of DirectRevenue did see THIS is their risk analysis.. getting sued by potential costumers.
This seems to be a growing trend. Just look at Mr. Braver, he won $10 Million dollars. And it this tort happy world I suspect there will me much more. Lawsuits seem to be like the new lottery. Some people even do it for a living or a health plan. Don't get me wrong, I want to kill spam at the roots, I'm just wondering how far lawsuits will take us in the right direction. Unlike the RIAA, I don't think that lawsuit are the answer to life, the universe and every thing. Hopefully,
A federal trial court in Chicago has ruled recently that the ancient legal doctrine of trespass to chattels (meaning trespass to personal property) applies to the interference caused to home computers by spyware.
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