A spam attack.

• Position: Stateline

Internet users who hate unsolicited email advertising (spam) are celebrating recent court rulings in Washington. The court in September agreed with the state that Oregon businessman Jason Heckel violated Washington's anti-spam law. He sent out millions of e-mails with the subject line "Did I get the right email address?" along with an invalid return e-mail address. The U.S. Supreme Court had earlier refused to hear an appeal of this case and sent it back to the state court for a decision. Washington's law makes it illegal to send state...