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Comments on news posted 2007-06-25 09:10:18: [att=1179735,r]Companies like Verizon, Cox, Earthlink and Charter have recently launched DNS redirection services that replace traditional 404 screens with advertisement-laden search portals. ..
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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Alexandria, VA
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| Defacement As a web site owner, this would strike me as being in a similar vein to someone hacking my site and defacing it. After al, the design I've carefully crafted and put together is essentially being altered by someone else.
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| | TurtleFan
join:2003-05-03
Wyckoff, NJ | Re: Defacement You know, would this effect commercial websites as well, like news organizations pages, or just the lowly consumer pages like ours?
If it does, maybe a few kind letters to ABC, CBS or NBC news would help get the word out.. | |
| | | Time4aNAP
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Des Plaines, IL
| Re: Defacement said by TurtleFan  :...maybe a few kind letters to ABC, CBS or NBC news would help get the word out. The irony with that is that network TV programming uses a very similar technology to place local advertising into network shows. The Chyron-generated words "Insert Commercial Here" are a common sight in local network affiliates and O&Os. They even make it to air from time to time, when a mistyped entry into the master control automated tape loader causes the local commercial to start late or end early.
Cable companies go as far as actually substituting their own ads for the ones that go out OTA from local TV stations. The big difference is that it's a practice that has been previously agreed-upon by all parties. National and local advertisers get a slight discount to allow their late-night ads to be preempted, and cable advertisers get the chance to place their commercials on a major network channel at a rate they can afford. | |
| jsouth
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Wichita, KS | Class action I would suggest a class action lawsuit against the first ISP to try this. If the ISP realize that they will be hit hard in the pocketbook then they may not try this.
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Roboman01
| Re: Class action I am a webdesigner and webmaster of 3 sites. This is actually illegal because they are infringing on the copyright of the webdesign itself and the webpages. If I have a wepage designed a certain way and they "inject" their ads into that webpage they violated copyright infringement by changing the way the site is laid out and designed. One lawsuit will shut this kind of stuff down quickly. | |
| Time4aNAP
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| "Fair Eagle"? With a name like "Fair Eagle", you know that it's time to put on the hip waders, 'cuz there's going to be a lot of male bovine excrement coming your way.
When (and if, no premature chicken calculations please) there's a much-needed regime change in the White House, I think that the top domestic agenda item should be reform of the currently nonexistent business practices oversight. That would include a complete overhaul of the FCC, and eliminating the CRB, putting all IP matters at the USPTO, where they belong. Any company that wants to bill itself as an "Internet Service Provider" will be required to adhere to certain criteria, such as providing Internet services--unadulterated.
Companies that choose to go ahead as something less than a real ISP could do so with the knowledge that each and every one of their existing franchise agreements in all US markets could be revoked instantly by the local governments who contracted for what was ostensibly an ISP. Non-ISPs would have to spell out precisely what their business practices are, both to the governments granting franchises, and to all customers, existing and prospective.
If people want to buy sub-ISP service, that's their right. But they must know what they are and aren't getting.
Any variation from the stated TOS during the term of the contract would allow local governments to revoke their franchise, and open the non-ISPs up to criminal prosecution for fraudulent business practices. If the company's scope crosses state lines, that would include federal prosecution, and jeopardize their entire business.
If private citizens must adhere to strict legislation in order to drive an automobile, own a home and so forth, then Big Business should not be exempt. | |
| robo_mojo
join:2006-01-11
Ada, OK | Simple solution for website owners Use SSL | |
| | Time4aNAP
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL
| Re: Simple solution for website owners said by robo_mojo :Use SSL Not so simple when you factor in the additional processing power (CPU or dedicated encryption card) required to serve up all-SSL websites. | |
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linicx
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United State | INJECT THIS, ISP!!! Injected ads = SPAM and that equals NO SALE! The sooner we call this nasty stuff what it is, the sooner it will be gone.
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