Re: Selling customer information to a third party

From: Dennis Benson <Kiliaen10_at_aol.com>
Date: Mon 20 Dec 2004 09:16:14 -0600

Rob Frankel <rob_at_robfrankel.com> wrote:

> You're REALLY missing something here. Their lawyer has nothing to do
> with it. It's the terms of the agreement that dictate what you can
> and cannot do.
>
> That having been said, the shortest route to internet suicide is
> formally announcing that you MAY sell information, which is
> tantamount to announcing that you WILL be selling information.
>
> That should kill your business pretty fast.
>
> Be smart. Take the traffic and DON'T sell any information to anyone.
> It's much more valuable to keep it to yourself and let others pay you
> to send stuff to members who have opted in to your list.

Well put, but isn't it a crime as well? Couldn't an Attorney General have
some grounds for a complaint?

I'm not claiming to be a lawyer, but I am an accountant and a mechanic, if
you can imagine the combination.

Dennis Benson




Received on Mon Dec 20 2004 - 09:16:14 CST