Living Online

November, 2002

Sue A SpammerBy day, Ben Livingston is research director at Infoworld, a popular business technology magazine. By night, he sues telemarketers, junk faxers and spammers. Best of all, he wins, and he doesn't have to use a lawyer. Livingston has collected thousands of dollars by filing suit against all manner of soliciting sleazeballs in small-claims court. Usually, the spammers settle before going to trial, thanks to Livingston's well-worded letters. The ones who ignore his lawsuits end up ruinin...