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Ad Blocking – a Coming Legal Battleground?

Posted by timothy on from the you-must-watch-and-hear-this-ad dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Computerworld asks: What will happen if big advertisers declare AdBlock Plus a clear and present danger to online business models? Hint: it will probably involve lawyers. From the article: 'Could browser ad blocking one day become so prevalent that it jeopardises potentially billions of dollars of online ad revenue, and the primary business models of many online and new media businesses? If so, it will inevitably face legal attack.'"

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  1. Re:Come on out, APK. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Don't encourage the annoying asshole.

  2. Re:The farmer can make a buck on cattle by jmcvetta · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    So when did making a buck off me start to take precedence over everything in the Bill of Rights?

    After the Bushist coup, 11 Sep 2011.