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Originally Posted by Ganceann
Chickenhole,
My post wasn't aimed to add any rumour to the current proceedings - I simply posted as this is obviously the most visible MySpace case relating to phishing. Obviously it should be followed by people using similar marketing techniques (as I do suspect the Can Spam act to be reviewed to incorporate bulletin type 'messages' rather than simply covering emails).
This case could go either way and any person or entity that markets to the MySpace crowd should follow the case and see the results to find out how it will impact on them etc. Afterall, it is technically a landmark case and could well be made public by MySpace as a marketing ploy due to suits being launched at MySpace for failing to protect its users etc.
This high profile case would show that MySpace is taking a strong stance in protecting its userbase and is likely to set out acceptable 'bulletin marketing' procedures by law.
It is more interesting to follow the case and observe the outcome and the impact rather than name others that might or might not be included in the lawsuit.
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Say for the sake of argument, that CAN-SPAM did apply to myspace. Bulleting wouldn't be a problem. There is an easy opt-out right there, delete from friends. Same for sending friend requests. You can say deny. Messaging is different because you can't opt-out, all you can do is flag as spam. And for that you get deleted.
Myspace has it together in that respect. The case isn't about bulleting and how thats wrong. It's about phishing and stealing people's profiles to bulletin ads. That's wrong.
I'm sure a big part of this is also just Myspace letting all its users know that they are trying to fix a problem that we've all seen.
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