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Old 10-27-2006, 02:43 PM  
WiredGuy
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Originally Posted by Jace View Post
well, I think how this plays out will be a landmark decision

if they side with williams sonoma then sponsor programs everywhere will actually be liable for their affiliates actions (wow, who da thunk?)

I personally think that EVERY affiliate program should be responsible for anything their affiliates do

contractors are responsible for their contract labor employees, so why aren't affiliate prorgams? affiliates are basically just contract labor
Imagine a company like Google (Adsense specifically). The internet industry as we know it could easily become crippled by such an action. I think most reasonable judges should agree that in the internet economy that this isn't a feasible solution to make affiliate programs bear the liability on behalf of affiliates.
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