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Gator-style Overlay Ads Are Legal, Says Court

Posted by michael on from the layer-upon-layer dept.

donutz writes "C|Net has the scoop: "A federal court has ruled that pop-up ads for rivals of U-Haul International, placed atop the moving company's own site by a third-party software application, are legal." In this case, it was ad serving company WhenU.com placing the ads, but this decision could have a big impact on the court cases that involve competitor Gator."

3 of 436 comments (clear)

  1. omg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Gator is EVIL. Drive-by downloads, adware, spyware. What branch of computer honesty WONT they breach?

  2. Y4Y 4 PHr33d0m!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Y4Y 4 PHr33d0m!!!

    This exact comment has already been posted. Try to be more original...

  3. I think by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I don't care what the judge says, this doesn't stop me killing the programmers of gator&bonzibuddy if i ever have the opportunity to do so.