'Junk' Fax Senders Sued.The Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights filed lawsuits against two companies it claims sent unsolicited junk faxes Transmitting faxes to unsolicited recipients. U.S. federal law 47USC227 prohibits broadcasting junk faxes, allowing recipients to sue the sender in Small Claims Court for $500 per copy. See spam. in violation of federal law. The consumer advocacy group filed its suit in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court, alleging that junk faxes were sent out by FAXertise of Westlake Village, Communications 2000 Inc. of Torrance and several of their clients, including Schatzi On Main, a well-known Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. restaurant founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] and Maria Shriver. Although the companies included phone numbers on the faxes that would allow recipients to halt the transmissions, the foundation said federal law prohibits unsolicited fax advertising. |
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