Judge Allows AOL to Block Junk E-Mail
A Philadelphia marketing firm does not have a 1st Amendment right to flood America Online subscribers with junk e-mail, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Weiner said AOL, the Dulles, Va.-based provider of online services, can once again block e-mail advertisements from Cyber Promotions Inc. Weiner said neither the 1st Amendment nor the constitutions of Pennsylvania or Virginia allow Cyber to send unsolicited computer ads to AOL members. “This decision is a win for our members, who have consistently and loudly complained that junk e-mail is annoying, costly and often inappropriate,” said David Phillips, associate general counsel at AOL.
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