I do believe that issue on AWI was settled between both parties.
Established webmasters who have tried them are already reporting great conversions and thats what counts. Many programs offer some incentive you wont get in 10 years or until you make them like $20k in revenue. But these guys are giving traffic and cash just to signup and give it a shot which i dont think is a bad deal.
If you dont like the program dont signup since it just means less competetion for me.
