Jim,
I can't really say I disagree with you. if the content offends you in
some way to a greater extent then the value you are recieving, then
don't go back. You and I would probably take that course of action (I
do go one step further and turn off popups). however there are a lot of
folks that are very vocal about things of this nature and some of them
do sue (or try other things that are just as annoying, if not less legal).
There are email spammers out there that include "evil" scripting to
drive surfers to thier sites. I just recently got hit with a popup that
stayed dorment for about 10 min. and then opened up enough windows to
choke my browser (IE 5.5). it was pretty slick, the site that sent it
to me had some information I needed and did not appear harmfull (clean
design, only a couple banner ads, etc). If I was a normal user, let
alone a novice, I would not have been able to figure out the website
that hit me. There is also the "spyware" that is being attached to
software. Some of them actually monitor websites you visit and if it
finds a keyword, triggers advertising. The worst ones don't warn you
that they are being installed. It is those types of ad campains that
might...MIGHT.... bring lawsuits.
I have a question... Where do the rights of the advertiser end and mine
begin. You insinuated that my running ad-blocking software was theft,
is it not the same thing as my turning off the sound during TV Comertials?
Steve Phariss
www.libertywebworks.com
www.herbatherapy.com
Received on Mon Apr 29 2002 - 16:04:04 CDT
