NONE: Re: ONLINE-ADS>> Question of ethics...
Re: ONLINE-ADS>> Question of ethics...
EDDIE GOLDMAN (egoldman_at_access.digex.net)
Thu, 14 Aug 1997 06:21:09 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Chris Waage wrote:
<snip>
> However, the use of meta-names could result in the same confusion. Imagine
> (hypothetically speaking) if there were two newspapers in one community.
> Lets call them "The Times" and "The Journal." If "The Journal's" web site
> listed "The Times" in its meta-information, would that be ethical?
This type of thing actually happened with a web site I work with as a
writer and editor. Two people who used to supply content left to start
their own similar site. So far, no problem. But they put the name, and all
variations, of the old site, in their meta-tags. The original site is
called Tap Out Crew, and these words are not generic to the topic or
descriptions of the subject area, which is mixed martial arts competition.
So if you search for Tap Out, or Tap Out Crew, etc., they want their site
to come up. This caused a lot of controversy on mailing lists associated
with these sites. There may not be legal action because it may be more
hassle than it is worth, but IMHO it is very sleazy.
> Chris
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