Legal Opinion
CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided February 3, 1997No. C2-96-1070PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GRAHAM, District Judge.
This case presents novel issues regarding the commercial use of the Internet, specifically the right of an online computer service to prevent a commercial enterprise from sending unsolicited electronic mail advertising to its subscribers.
Plaintiff CompuServe Incorporated (“CompuServe”) is one of the major national commercial online computer services. It operates a computer communication service through a proprietary nationwide computer network. In addition to allowing access to the extensive content available within its own proprietary…
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