Comments on: Timberland to pay $7 million to settle SMS spam lawsuit

By: Kevin H

Kevin H — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:24:24 +0000

On one hand, I’m glad this is happening, because the recipient of messages have to pay. However, I’d be all too willing to see sms go the way of the dodo for a better system of communication (instant messaging)

By: Sean C.

Sean C. — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:41:06 +0000

so glad that I don’t have any SMS spam. *knocks on wood*

By: Glenn Broadway

Glenn Broadway — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:24:18 +0000

Or unserious bucks to a serious number of people. Probably the latter.

By: LeilR

LeilR — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:44:43 +0000

That is some serious bucks….

By: Greg Kumparak

Greg Kumparak — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:23:22 +0000

I dug around a bit to no avail. I’m not sure if that was publicly disclosed.

By: NWGuy

NWGuy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:27:39 +0000

Who is the other company that they were relying on to validate the customer opt-ins?

By: silvestre

silvestre — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:12:55 +0000

First I thought you were talking about the crappy American singer..

By: jdq

jdq — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:31:32 +0000

Oh man, if only we could sue the real SMS spammers. No, I don’t need a new auto warranty.

By: CrunchGear » Archive » Today on MobileCrunch

CrunchGear » Archive » Today on MobileCrunch — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:25:37 +0000

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