Microsoft to Fight Crime With Spammer's Millions 310

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 11, 2005 @08:08AM from the crime-is-futile dept.

daria42 writes "It looks as if the $7 million Microsoft won from spam king Scott Richter won't go into a Swiss bank account and never be seen again after all. The company plans to dedicate a cool $5 mil to helping law enforcement agencies address computer-related crimes. Another $1 million will go to New York State to "expand computer-related skills training for youths and adults", with the rest being flagged to pay Microsoft's legal costs."

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Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by Darren Winsper ( 136155 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @08:12AM (#13293430)

Does this mean we're going to see Bill Gates in a bizarre spandex outfit combating spammers around the world? I smell a Ben Affleck film!

Re:Dupe of the week (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @08:14AM (#13293454)

I guarantee this is not a dupe. I would certainly remember seeing MS doing something good :-)

$1 mil for lawyer? (Score:5, Funny)

by cloudmaster ( 10662 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @08:19AM (#13293484) Homepage Journal

This appeared to be a straightforward case, but somehow I can still see the lawyer, holding his pinkie to his mouth and saying "Sure, I can help you prosecute this spammer. For one million dollars!"

Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by GreyPoopon ( 411036 ) writes: <gpoopon@nosPAm.gmail.com> on Thursday August 11, 2005 @08:25AM (#13293518)

I smell a Ben Affleck film!
No, that's my vomit that you smell. ;)

See! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @08:31AM (#13293551)

Spammers are good for community! Thanks to spammers, law enforcement and poor lawyers have been paid!

Re:Hmm... (Score:2, Funny)

by hcpxvi ( 773888 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @09:00AM (#13293716)

Surely, a benign thought compared to Steve Ballmer as Robin. Not to mention Linus as (duck now, you can hear it coming) the penguin.

Is the million dollars to New York (Score:2, Funny)

by DrugCheese ( 266151 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @10:06AM (#13294194)

by any chance in coupon form only redeemable for software from a certain software company?

Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by rubberbando ( 784342 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @10:20AM (#13294286)

Yes! And he will be known as the Spammy Avenger with his trusty sidekick, the Great Grape Ape (Steve Balmer painted purple).

The Unfortunate Truth (Score:2, Funny)

by Chokai ( 10224 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @11:54AM (#13295068)

Is reflected in today's cartoon [nwsource.com] by David Horsey in the Seattle-PI.

We need to come up with something more agressive and effective. I for one am a fan of the much discussed idea DOS attacks against the spammers websites, despite the moral and ethical issues people have raised. A nice side effect is that it will somewhat discourage ISPs from hosting them also.

I'm confused... (Score:2, Funny)

by HogynCymraeg ( 624823 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @01:04PM (#13295775)

which is the american government?

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Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)

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$1 mil for lawyer? (Score:5, Funny)

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