MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment

May 14, 2008 By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment (AP)

In this May 8, 1997 file photo, Sanford Wallace, president of Cyber Promotions, poses with his computer and cans of Spam processed meat in Dresher, Pa. A notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever. (AP Photo/Dan Loh)

(AP) -- A notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.

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