1994 originators of commercial spam; married American lawyers
Larry Canter
Canter at ROFLCon in May 2010
Born
Laurence A. Canter
(1953-06-24) June 24, 1953 (age 70)
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
lawyer (disbarred in 1997), internet businessman
Known for
the first major commercial spam campaign on Usenet
Laurence A. Canter (born June 24, 1953) and Martha S. Siegel (born April 9, 1948) were partners in a husband-and-wife firm of lawyers who posted the first massive commercial Usenet spam on April 12, 1994.
Canter and Siegel were not the first Usenet spammers. The "Green Card" spam, however, was the first commercial Usenet spam, and its unapologetic authors are seen as having set the precedent for the modern global practice of spamming.[1]
^Ray Everett-Church. "Wired "The spam that started it all"". Wired. Wired.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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