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Comments on news posted 2007-05-03 11:37:32: Harry Maugans (via the Consumerist) notes that Cingular lawyers seem to think that the company can sue you for linking to their website. From the company's Cingular Wireless Site Access Agreement (whoops):"Links to the Sites. ..

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crackberry5

join:2007-05-03
Clarksville, TN

d'oh... did everyone forget about verizon???

um. all the idiots complaining about cingular saying it, but noone pointed to verizon for doing it as well...(you may need to put in your zip code.
»www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/glob···buse.jsp
Requirements for linking to www.verizonwireless.com

You may link to our site, subject to the following guidelines:

You must link only to our homepage, and not to pages within the site itself.
Verizon Wireless link must not appear connected to any other logos and graphics.
The Verizon Wireless link must not be used in any way that implies an endorsement by Verizon Wireless of any third party or their product or service.
You may only use a text hyperlink, and no use of the Verizon Wireless logo or Verizon Wireless artwork or graphics is permitted.
The Verizon Wireless name must not be associated with unfair, deceptive or libelous advertising or commentary or used in any way that will tend to injure or compromise our professional reputation and corporate identity and policies.
Your text hyperlink must include the following company name: Verizon Wireless. No stylization is permitted.
telarium

join:2004-02-28
Saint Louis, MO

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Re: d'oh... did everyone forget about verizon???

Yeah. It's really no wonder why that wasn't "mentioned". The Cingular bashing continues, one fanboy to the next...

I wonder why this article - an article I would deem more newsworthy - didn't make it to the front page?

»news.com.com/Sprint+posts+loss%2···.fd.mnbc

Update: BoyGenius also enlightened us.

»www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/···t-share/
crackberry5

join:2007-05-03
Clarksville, TN

Re: d'oh... did everyone forget about verizon???

yep. and i posted this same thing twice on consumerist.com the first one about 2:00 PM and then again about 5:30 PM and they still haven't posted it.......... they really hate cingular over there.

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They are just trying to keep their PageRank low.
Kevin Dupuy

join:2007-04-07
Addis, LA

COme on tin foil hat collectors....

They probably added this presuming that that way someone couldn't make a graphic that could be misleading into looking like a Cingular ad.

It probably couldn't stand up in court anyway.
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