Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel
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.
Larry Canter | |
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Canter at ROFLCon in May 2010 | |
| Born | Laurence A. Canter June 24, 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer (disbarred in 1997), internet businessman |
| Known for | the first major commercial spam campaign on Usenet |
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.
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