AOL v. Prime Data Worldnet Systems Press Release  3/5/98

A federal court has entered judgment for AOL in its lawsuit against Vernon Hale and his spam company, Prime Data Worldnet, after Hale and his company failed to contest AOL's charges. The default judgment awarded to AOL comes after AOL filed suit on October 17, 1997 charging that Prime Data Worldnet and Hale, violated federal and Virginia state law by sending AOL members unsolicited e-mails promoting "get-rich" schemes. The judgment will bar Hale and Prime Data Worldnet from sending junk e-mail to AOL members.