 SarickIt's Only LogicalPremium
join:2003-06-03
USA
| Not protected! This may not seem like a problem yet but it might be one soon enough. One company from blocking the competitions adds by making an add of theirs appear on the site.
Gator has been doing this for a while with spyware I understand. (found this in spybots info when I found a bot)
If this ruling allows this type of content blocking now we will know the outcome. In a few years big isp's might force small companies and free web sites out of busyness because they block the adds that make them stay afloat.
Host that offer content should have the right to put up adds to support their site. If Isp's are allowed to garnish the adds or services then these sites might not last long. It's also wrong if an ISP puts their own adverisments in place of the host adds.
Look at cable TV a few years back basicly the same thing happened. Local TV stations where upset because the cable was retransmitting local content and replacing advertisements with cable company add segments.
Internet is internet, not AOLinternet or EarthlinkInternet just because a private company owns the connection your using or your backbone dosen't mean they should have a right to make a public network, restricted to their best interest.
[text was edited by author 2003-06-30 09:48:50] |
