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Old 10-10-2007, 05:46 PM  
pocketkangaroo
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Originally Posted by dig420 View Post
wouldn't take much... 10 program owners at 10k each or 20 at 5k, any billing company could easily get such a coalition together. That should be enough to get any url hijacking method declared illegal. I don't see how it could stand up in court. Their only chance to fight it is to assert that surfers voluntarily sign up for this process and please correct me if I'm wrong, but the Gator case and some others have shown that this is a pretty weak defense.
I agree. Not to mention the processing companies that are hurt all the way down the line would have it in their best interest to fight this. I think it's possible if a few major players stepped up and offered to get the ball rolling.
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