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Wheeling, IL —February 20, 2007—Judge Charles P. Kocoras granted e360's motion to enter its judgment against Spamhaus in the U.S. District Court of Northern Mississippi. e360 made the motion because spamhaus.org, a domain and asset owned by Spamhaus, is registered with Tucows, Inc. Tucows was previously served with a court order at its offices in Mississippi to freeze the domain. This ruling is significant because it enables e360 to ask the court to execute on the writ and transfer ownership of spamhaus.org to e360.
On September 15, a U.S. Federal Judge ordered Spamhaus.org to pay $11.7 million in compensatory damages and issued a permanent injunction against Spamhaus’ email blocking technology. The permanent injunction explicitly prohibits Spamhaus from interrupting e360’s email messages in any way without providing supporting evidence. The order also requires Spamhaus to post a message on its website indicating e360 was incorrectly listed on the Spamhaus blacklist. To date, Spamhaus has refused to comply with the Federal Court order.
"The court's ruling today is an important step in defending the rights of legitimate marketers," said Dave Linhardt, e360's President and Founder. "Amazingly, Spamhaus continues to believe it can operate above the laws of the United States. Based on Mr. Linford's refusal to comply with the permanent injuction, it is my opinion that Spamhaus is nothing more than a vigilante, cyber terrorist orgainzation with a dangerous God complex."
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