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04-20-2006 04:54 PM |
So this idiot is suing Vivid..
I was reading Slashdot about Vivid allowing direct-download DVDs, and came across this thread:
Original Post:
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The porn industry is at the lead, they led spam.(Score:1, Offtopic)
by www.sorehands.com (142825) on Thursday April 20, @11:19AM (#15165078)
(http://www.barbieslapp.com/)
The porn industry has pushed the internet in both good and bad ways. They pushed up bandwidth, video quality, and computer speed.
I believe that porn is the biggest money maker on the Internet. One spammer that I sued, was making approximately $200k/week on 4 crappy porn sites.
Vivid is a spammer. I received spam from them and they are being sued. For more information you can go to http://www.myspamsuit.com/ [myspamsuit.com]
Make money from home on your computer -- sue a spammer [barbieslapp.com]
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Knowing that it probably was an affiliate:
Me:
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Did vivid spam you, or did an affiliate of vivid spam you?
I'm betting it was the latter, and I'm also betting if you emailed vivid, they'd have terminated their account and all monies owing.
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Them:
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Their affiliates did. Their attorneys said that they had no responsibility for anyone who links to them.
There is lots they can do to prevent this:
1. Check their affiliates first.
2. Check the referrer information and compare it to the websites that the affiliate
provided.
3. Identify the affiliate to the person referred by the affiliate (ie. a button that says "click here to see who sent you").
Many of the companies that spam through the affiliate programs use the Sargent Schultz defense - "I know nothing, I see nothing, I hear nothing."
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So that's how the industry works. Arseholes like this suck. I'd had to be on the receiving end. His company is 'Professional and Aggressive' - guess I know what part he is.
At the end of the day - dont the contracts /T&C affiliates sign place all blame for actions on them? |
