| Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna has filed Washington’s second lawsuit under the state’s computer spyware act. The suit accuses four California-based corporations of installing software that takes control of a consumer’s computer by launching aggressive and persistent pop-ups that demand payment for a movie download service.
The lawsuit charges Digital Enterprises, of West Hills, doing business as Movieland.com; Alchemy Communications, of Los Angeles; AccessMedia Networks, of Los Angeles; and Innovative Networks, of Woodland Hills, with violating the state’s Computer Spyware and Consumer Protection acts. Two company officials are also charged in the suit: Digital Enterprises’ Easton A. Herd, and Alchemy’s Andrew M. Garroni. If found liable, each defendant could be fined $100,000 per violation of the Computer Spyware Act and $2,000 per violation under the Consumer Protection Act. |
