Spam I am...NOT! Possibly an Upcoming Trend?

I saw a story featured on Yahoo today, and it made me do some thinking and realize some things.  (Article: Man quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers)

Daniel Balsam hated spam SO much that he quit his job as a marketer, and he studied law, just so he could legally fight against people and places that spam.

Balsam has successfully sued many companies, and so far the defendants have paid over $1 million total.