Compensación civil por envío de correos electrónicos no deseados

Explicación Simple

Si alguien te manda muchos correos molestos y te causa problemas, puedes pedir una compensación. El juez decide cuánto te deben pagar, considerando cuántas quejas hubo y si la persona ha hecho esto antes.

Es como cuando un vecino hace mucho ruido y te molesta. Si decides hablar con él y le pides que baje el volumen, él podría tener que compensarte por las molestias que te causó.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan recibe correos de una empresa que no le interesa, y ya ha presentado varias quejas sobre esto. Después de que la empresa sigue enviando correos, Juan decide demandarlos. El juez revisa cuántas quejas ha habido y si la empresa ha hecho esto antes para calcular cuánto debe pagarle a Juan por las molestias.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

In calculating the statutory damages under this provision, the court may adjust the amount awarded as necessary, but in doing so shall take into account the number of complaints to the EMSP generated by the defendant's messages, the defendant's degree of culpability, the defendant's prior history of such conduct, and the extent of economic gain resulting from the conduct. Transmission of electronic mail from an organization to its members shall not be deemed to be spam. D. At the request of any party to an action brought pursuant to this section, the court may, in its discretion, conduct all legal proceedings in such a way as to protect the secrecy and security of the computer, computer network, computer data, computer program and computer software involved in order to prevent possible recurrence of the same or a similar act by another person and to protect any trade secrets of any party and in such a way as to protect the privacy of nonparties who complain about violations of this section. E. The provisions of this article shall not be construed to limit any person's right to pursue any additional civil remedy otherwise allowed by law. F. A civil action under this section must be commenced before expiration of the time period prescribed in § 8.01-40.1 . In actions alleging injury arising from the transmission of spam, personal jurisdiction may be exercised pursuant to § 8.01-328.1 . 1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 92; 1999, cc. 886 , 904 , 905 ; 2003, cc. 987 , 1016 ; 2005, cc. 746 , 761 , 827 ; 2010, cc. 489 , 529 . Va. Code § 18.2-152.13 - Repealed. Repealed by Acts 2015, c. 709 , cl. 2.