Microsoft Settles Spam-King Suit

"Online marketer" Scott Richter denies charges he sent billions of unsolicited e-mails to consumers touting products and schemes. But he agrees to pay the software company $7 million -- and plans to change his ways.

SEATTLE -- Microsoft has settled a lawsuit against Scott Richter, whom it identified as a former "spam king," as part of its ongoing efforts to curb the spread of unsolicited e-mail messages, the world's largest software maker said Tuesday. ...

Source: Wired News