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title: You can sue spammers
date: "2001-05-02T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1833
description: You can sue companies for sending unsolicited email, as shown by Ellen Spertus's successful case against Kozmo. Legal action is possible against spammers unless they provide a functional opt-out mechanism in their messages.
keywords: [spam, unsolicited email, kozmo, ellen spertus, consumer rights, opt-out mechanism]
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[Ellen won a spam case](http://www.spertus.com/ellen/Kozmo/kozmo.html) against Kozmo. If you get unsolicited e-mail from a company, you can sue them. Unless they have [an opt-out mechanism](http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5668645.html).