Re: Interesting Twist to BANNER ADVERTISING

From: Matt Magri <matt_at_netmeg.net>
Date: Wed 19 Jan 2000 15:55:46 -0500

JOSH TROESH WROTE:
> In regards to his assertion that no one could prove the
> switch or find him: If any ISP were to try this I
> personally would hunt them down (not too hard), join

Okay, I'll bite. How would you detect them? How would
you tell them from, say, a webcache? I can tell you
right now that there -are- ISPs trying it.

> and pay for service with them and then file a class
> action law suit for all their subscribers for breach of
> contract based on the alteration of internet content
> which I have paid to access without changes. You could
> get around this by stating in your contracts what you
> were going to do, but then any content provider would
> have hard evidence in his lawsuit.

True. It would definitely raise some interesting legal
issues, too. There are some areas where the Internet
doesn't match up very well with the mediums which have
had more opportunity to experience legal precedent.

Matt
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Matt Magri
Netmeg Internet




Received on Wed Jan 19 2000 - 14:55:46 CST