Steve
I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
| Brings me back to 1996
... when people thought they could control who links to them.
I wonder if Cingular sucks might be a forbidden link?
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desreversti
join:2002-09-03
San Antonio, TX | Haha
Oh wow, I need more sleep. I initially read "homepage" as "homage". An interesting clause though, but not one that I think would easily stand up in court. |
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
Premium
join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
clubs: | Cingular Blows and then some
I'd like to see Cingular file a complaint and attempt to get the matter adjudicated. Their complaint will get laughed out of court by the judge faster than you can say Cingular sucks. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
1 edit | hilarious!
these guys are too funny. visit the tard brigade: »www.cingular.com |
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jjoshua
Premium
join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ | What?
You mean I can't do this?
»www.cingular.com
Let me cast a bad light...
»www.cingular.com
Still works. |
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ColorBASIC
8-bit Fun
Premium
join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA
1 edit | F Cingular
As a customer stuck in a contract I can safely say that Cingular sucks serious ass and I get CONSTANTLY dropped when trying to use the service on my L7. My want for an iPhone won't be enough to keep me if they don't fix the SoCal dropped calls issue. And it's not just me; everyone I know who has Cingular complains about the dropped calls.
They should spend less money on lawyers and more money fixing their suck ass network.
Oh and »www.cingular.com |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | next, they will try to sue you for looking at them wrong.
Isn't that essentially the same concept? |
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birdfeedr
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Uh, oh! Now you've done it!
Karl,
You better alert DSLR's lawyers so they can prepare your defense, or take down that link to their legal statement.
From your direct link above:
"You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to create a hypertext link to the homepage of the Sites, provided ..." emphasis added
Homepage, yes. Nested page, no. |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA
 ·EarthLink
·DSL EXTREME
| hmmm.....
Maybe they are on to something1 
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Pr0n
Its a clause for an affiliate thing. Don't know if they still do the click for cash thing. They don't want their name being used for spamming.
This is actually not a bad idea  |
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FutureMon
OW My Eyes
Premium,ExMod 2002-05
join:2000-10-05
Colorado Springs, CO
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Re: F Cingular
Cingular = Synchonous = Only one call on the network at a time can be made without being dropped. One day you might be lucky and it will be yours.
- FM
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richardpor
Fur it up
join:2003-04-19
Portland, OR | Much Ado About Nothing
Hey! where is the fire. I see this is a not news item All say you can use their sight for slander, phishing or hotlink to their logo. |
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odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | Have anyone been sued yet
no WTF is the big deal SLOW NEWS DAY |
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs:
·Embarq
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| Junk fax laws
If you ask me, they should be able to control who links to them, and sue anyone who links to them if they don't want them to. How is this any different than someone calling up your fax machine, and wasting your paper? Just replace paper with bandwidth. It's not like people don't have to pay for their bandwidth just like paper. And I'd support them even further if it could be shown someone was linking to them for the sole intent of wasting said bandwidth.
How can you be against this logic?
What if people were linking to your site? What if the bandwidth useage was costing you tons of money, or even crashing your site? I'd be willing to bet you'd be unhappy.
It's funny, I was just thinking of this the other day, as it pertains to the digg site. What if someone diggs your site, that they just happened to find by chance, and millions of people are now finding it, and nailing it without you wanting them to?
The internet is a public place, but it doesn't mean you want uninvited people knocking on your door. Just like you don't want people wasting your fax paper to show you their ads.
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Julio
Bachatero y Que?
Premium
join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
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| said by gatorkram  :The internet is a public place, You just pretty much crushed their defense 
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AnonProxy
Proxy of Anon
Premium
join:2001-05-12
ß | Sue away bitches!
»www.cingular.com/home/ |
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jsouth
Jsouth
join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS
| reply to gatorkram
Re: Junk fax laws
That is the worst argument I have heard in a while. Their bandwidth is not used by linking. Only by clicking on that link and visiting their homepage is it used. You would think that they would want people to link to their homepage even if it crashes once in a while. That shows that people are interested in their company. As far as the Digg site example, what I would do is add more capacity so hopefully I can get new subscribers.
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | reply to morbo
Re: hilarious!
»chrisdragon.livejournal.com/90839.html
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs:
·Embarq
·linode
| reply to Julio
Re: Junk fax laws
said by Julio :said by gatorkram :The internet is a public place, You just pretty much crushed their defense Just because you have a site on the public internet, doesn't mean you want millions of people coming to your site. Even worse if they are only coming to be vindictive.
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs:
·Embarq
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| reply to jsouth
said by jsouth :That is the worst argument I have heard in a while. Their bandwidth is not used by linking. Only by clicking on that link and visiting their homepage is it used. You would think that they would want people to link to their homepage even if it crashes once in a while. That shows that people are interested in their company. As far as the Digg site example, what I would do is add more capacity so hopefully I can get new subscribers. Just because they don't use the link, doesn't mean it can't be used later to cause harm. If I don't want you giving out my fax number, but you give it out to a bunch of people, whats the difference?
They should have a right to control their own name. Maybe that is what it is about for them. I only tried to show an example why they might not want people posting links to their site.
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