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New York-based WhenU, whose software is the subject of several lawsuits, filed a lawsuit in April to challenge the nation's first anti-spyware statute, called the Spyware Control Act, on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. The suit, filed in the 3rd Judicial District Court in Salt Lake County, Utah, was filed shortly before the law was set to go into effect in May. Read more at CNET News.com.

WhenU.com Inc. claims the law that took effect last month is “arbitrary and Draconian” and violates its free-speech rights. WhenU lawyers told 3rd District Judge Joseph Fratto Jr. on Thursday that regulation of advertising on the Internet is a matter of interstate commerce subject to federal, not state, jurisdiction. Interrupting an online transaction to direct activities to a competing business “is the activity… Read More

In a lawsuit filed late Monday in 3rd District Court, WhenU.com Inc. argues that the new law violates its constitutionally protected right to advertise, while doing little to protect computer users' privacy. The company wants the court to block the law from taking effect early next month. Read more at Globe Technology.