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Judge Sends Young Spammer To His Room
David Utter
Staff Writer
2006-08-25
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A judge in Great Britain imposed a two-month long curfew on David Lennon, who had been facing a sizable fine for his malicious spamming.
Lennon's five-million email attack on Domestic & General Group's mail servers brought those machines down. For doing so, CNet UK reported that the presiding judge imposed a curfew of 12.30am to 7am on weekdays, and between 12.30am to 10am on weekends for two months.
The spammer's defense claimed the Computer Misuse Act did not cover the spamming Lennon committed. But the judge did not accept that argument.
However, prosecutors did drop a demand for about $55,000 in compensation from Lennon for the costs incurred by the victims of his attack.
If Lennon is a typical wired-in teen, being sent to the bedroom is not such a huge punishment. CNet's Crave writer Chris Stevens suggested some far more appropriate punishments than a simple sending-off will accomplish:
First, Lennon should be forced to use the default ring tone on his mobile phone for two months.
Secondly, Lennon should be forced to use an iPod Shuffle filled with fantastic music that he is completely unable to identify on account of the absence of a display.
Finally, for two months, Lennon should be forced to play Tomb Raider II on the original PlayStation from a save point where it is impossible not to die. Tomb Raider II was remarkable in this respect because it allowed players to save the game seconds before their inevitable death plummeting from a cliff edge.
Chris, you're a cruel and sadistic person. We applaud you for that. Cheers.
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Tags: David Lennon, Spammer
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David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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