Most people just grumble and hit delete, but when Gordon Dick received a spam message advertising Internet services, he fought back.
The 30-year-old Web marketing specialist from Edinburgh sued the sender, Transcom Internet Services Ltd., in small-claims court. The court ordered the company to pay $1,445 in damages and $1,190 in court costs.
"If someone was throwing stones through your window, would you just ignore it?" Dick said. "It's anti-social behavior and they shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
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