08-04-2007, 09:17 AM
Well it's probably legal. And yes, it goes beyond the CAN-SPAM Act. Under CAN-SPAM Act, anyone is allowed to send spam, as long as it complies with certain elements stated in the act (label for adult spam, opt-out option, etc.)
In my opinion, charging $1 per spam is extortion. And worse... the vagueness of the terms means that just about anyone can get charged with spamming. The spam just has to be "connected to your account".
If I go out and spam someones website across the internet a million times (something that should be easy to do nowadays), and then report them, they would be liable
to paying $1 million in fines to godaddy.
Furthermore, anyone could spam their account (not just me lol). A bad seo company, an affiliate promoting your product, a competitor... even GoDaddy itself.
In my opinion, charging $1 per spam is extortion. And worse... the vagueness of the terms means that just about anyone can get charged with spamming. The spam just has to be "connected to your account".
If I go out and spam someones website across the internet a million times (something that should be easy to do nowadays), and then report them, they would be liable
to paying $1 million in fines to godaddy.
Furthermore, anyone could spam their account (not just me lol). A bad seo company, an affiliate promoting your product, a competitor... even GoDaddy itself.
