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		cowkingdeluxe on March 27, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Pinterest spammer tells all I don't think it violates any specific law, but I'm guessing that a prosecutor could come up with some charges if the website hired good enough lawyers. Charges similar to the ones you see for denial of service or computer fraud.

Sodaware on March 27, 2012 [–]

There's also FTC disclosures to worry about, although I'm not sure if it covers posting affiliate links to another site.

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