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[New] FCC Hits 21st Century Fax with $1.1 Million Fine - Ruling affirms the position that you can't escape liability for junk faxes by faxing from outside the US
[New] Junk Faxer Burke's attorney jailed for contempt of court
[New] Burke's attorney sued yet again - this time for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence
[New] Dallas Cowboys to pay $1.73 million in Junk Fax Class Action Suit
[New] Texas Attorney General wins its case against American Blast Fax and the Hornes
FAX.COM hit with $2.45 Million Lawsuit after Flooding Law Firm with Junk Faxes
Braver wins summary judgment including statutory damages and injunctive relief against junk fax advertiser who testified in Steven Burke's (Network Marketing News) bogus civil RICO suit against Braver.
Securities and Exchange Commission files Fraud Charges against junk fax advertiser who testified against Braver in frivolous racketeering suit
Hooters and junk fax company hit with full trebled damages of nearly $12 million for willfully broadcasting faxed advertisements to 1,321 Augusta, Georgia fax machines.
Yet another "home based business" promoted by junk faxer Steven Burke d/b/a Network Marketing News is exposed as an illegal pyramid scheme.

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Advertising by Theft

The transmission of unsolicited faxed advertisements has been illegal under U.S. Federal law since 1991.  In addition, many state laws also prohibit the practice.  

The reason?  It's theft.  Honest advertisers pay to get their message in front of prospective customers.  Junk faxers steal the resources of the recipients... fax paper, ink, personnel costs, and the time that their equipment is tied up receiving ads instead of being available for legitimate purposes.

Nonetheless, junk faxing is a multi-million dollar business that continues because enforcement, which is largely in the hands of individual consumers, has been minimal.  This is beginning to change, and the days are numbered for this illegal industry.

This web site has been established to disseminate information on various  junk fax senders as an aid to the recipients who wish to enforce the law by pursuing the remedies under applicable state and federal laws, as well as the growing number of states' attorney generals and other government agencies who are stepping up enforcement efforts.

This page was last updated on January 6, 2002.

 

 

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