[LINK] spammer fined

[Jan Whitaker]

http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21949015-15306,00.html

Watchdog hits local spammers
Mahesh Sharma | June 22, 2007

THE communications regulator has imposed its heaviest fine for 
beaches of the Spam Act, dishing out over $15,000 in penalties.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said Pitch 
Entertainment Group, which trades as Splash Mobile in Australia, was 
fined $11,000 for sending out over one million commercial text 
messages without a functional unsubscribe facility.

The Spam Act, 2003 regulates unsolicited commercial electronic 
messaging in Australia.

The fine is the largest imposed by ACMA to date and has been levied 
with the imposition of stringent compliance reporting and staff 
education obligations.

ACMA also fined IMP Mobile $4400 for the same breach.
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