Some Good News From Downunder

Two New Zealanders were fined by the Christchurch High Court for running what authorities called the largest pharmaceutical spamming operation in internet history, which sent over two million unsolicited emails promoting herbal pharmaceutical products in 2007. The operation, run via Genbucks Ltd and using affiliates worldwide with products supplied by Tulip Lab (India), was tracked by Spamhaus and prosecuted by New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs with cooperation from overseas agencies including the U.S. FTC; the report focuses on legal action, fines, and the broader nuisance impact of large-scale spam.