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Originally posted by Kingfish
I think it depends on the perspective that you look at it from. I am talking about the type of affiliate that just links to his sponsor not an affiliate that has audio or video streaming from his own site. Now in this context the affiliate is being asked to pay for the conduct of his sponsor not his own conduct. I have no control over if my sponsor settles or does not. It is not my decision to make. I have often heard people on this very board that it is not my business to know who settled and who did not. Based on that kind of thinking I can?t even make an intelligent decision as to if I want to keep promoting a sponsor because I don?t know who settled and who did not. However, if my sponsor makes a decision that costs me $1500 is it not realistic to expect to be compensated for it? What I am trying to get across is that the sponsors need to come up with some sort of game plan. I hear a lot of people talking shit and very few people talking substance. Let me lay the process out to you for those that have never been sued before. 1. A suit is filed against you in California. 2 You have so many days to answer it 3. A hearing is set and you physically have to appear at some point in the state of California 4 If you don?t answer the complaint a default judgment is asked for and granted 5. All of you domains are turned off Now here is where it gets really fun. As part of the default judgment the Plaintiff can ask and get an order from the court that will garnish any money owed to you from a sponsor. Now for even more fun 6. The Plaintiff can take their judgment they got in California and export it to any state in the union. 7. They then issue in your local community an order to appear and at that little hearing you get to tell them under oath where you have savings + checking accounts and who your employer is so they can garnish those income streams as well. 8. The judgment will show up on your credit report. You will be unable (there are a few exception but they are all expensive) to buy a home, buy a car, or get a credit card until you pay the judgment off in full.
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I understand what your saying and it does make sense but if a sponsor does agree to pay for his affiliates what's stopping the affiliate from moving on and promoting another sponsor leaving the first one with a loss. It is a very difficult issue to resolve and I don't know what the answer is.