Texas Files Lawsuit Against Spammers

Joined by Microsoft, the state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against what they term as "the world's fourth largest spammer." The suit named 2 codefendants: University of Texas student, Ryan Pitylak, and Mark Trotter, a resident of California. Both are accused violating the CAN-SPAM act. The accusations state that both men ran are responsible for running companies that mailed large amounts of spam. Two of the companies alledgely named in the lawsuit are Leadplex and PayPerAction. Joining Microsoft in the filing is Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. According to Lin Hughes, the attorney for Pitylak and Trotter said, "Leadplex and PayPerAction are legitimate Internet marketing companies that are in complete compliance with the federal CAN-SPAM Act." Murdok | Breaking eBusiness News Your source for investigative ebusiness reporting and breaking news.