Sam Jain
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Jain Shaileshkuma (born February 10, 1970) better known as Sam Jain was an internet entrepreneur and CEO of affiliate marketing network eFront. In 2001 Jain was involved in a scandal when ICQ instant messaging logs between the him and other employees were leaked onto the internet. The logs detailed activities such as not paying websites that had hosted their banner ads and sending legal threats to websites that spoke poorly of eFront. On April 20, 2005 he was ordered to pay $3.1 million to Symantec for selling counterfeit software and violating intellectual property laws.
[edit] References
- CNET News.com ICQ logs spark corporate nightmare Paul Festa March 15, 2001
- Symantec awarded $3.1m in piracy case. Retrieved on October 22, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Original ICQ logs - Sam Jain detailing his activity
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