Somebody's got to speak up for GUBA, since there seems to be a lot of hatred and misunderstanding going on. I guess I'm a good somebody to speak up, since GUBA sends me a huge check every two weeks.
Long story short: Don't believe all these folks who slam GUBA. The "stolen content" rap is total bullshit; in the niches I promote, the *vast* majority of the content in the newsgroups is actually put there by the content owners to drive traffic to their websites.
Remember, GUBA is just a friendly interface to the paleolithic part of the internet. Usenet newsgroups, the uncensorable built-to-survive-nuclear-war part. GUBA sells no content and thus is in no position to steal any. It's just an easy way to get at the newsgroups for folks who aren't techie wizards.
I've had dinner with GUBA's head lawyer, and I'll tell you what: they have the legal shit covered. There's nothing illegal in what they are doing; if there were, some of the rich loudmouths here on GFY would have already sued them back to the stone age.
Now for the good part: As an affiliate, GUBA is simply awesome to deal with. GUBA has been very very good to me. Their recurring billings are particularly sweet -- they recur at much higher percentages than anything else I've ever promoted. As for service, they are always johnny-on-the-spot for me by email or phone whenever I have a question or issue.
Quality folks to deal with, great conversions, and the best rebills I've ever encountered. What's not to like?
My advice: Ignore the haters, and give GUBA a try.
We market on newgroups and GUBA has no license to resell our content. Therefore if they are reselling it they are violating our copyrights. I am not going to waste my time or money to pursue them but it is still not within the scope of legal.
Much like ethics the law is based on "intent"... The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the EU Copyright Directive could probably be used to go after GUBA like it was done when Napster was rulled illegal.
Lawyers will usual tell you the story they have been paid to tell, however judges are not ignorant people
Surfmastering : a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery
" I am not going to waste my time or money to pursue them"
and that's why they will continue to be in business.
you can be part of the solution or part of the problem.
thanks for making the right choice.
"No need to ever pay for content" WTF, are you kidding me????
I hope this is not true as I can't imagine anyone building a business on such a shaky concept.
Matt
Heh, well I don't pay for my content either, I make it picture by picture. Makes me feel like a mug with all the "clever" people around who offer "interfaces" to stuff that's just "lying around"
Comment