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Old 02-03-2006, 06:26 PM  
aico
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt 26z
I should have brought this example up sooner....

What if I were to hotlink a sponsor banner for my GFY sig without their permission... Then the sponsor notices I've done this and finds a way to do a popup through a .jpg file so that they can get some free advertising on GFY. Would it be unreasonable for GFY to be upset at such a company?

This is the SAME THING.
I've seen LOTS of people on GFY try to hotlink images from places, and those places have hotlink protection that replaces the image with an ADVERTISEMENT that says "This image is hosted by so & so"...

idiot.
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