At 11:32 PM -0800 2/22/98, Michael C. Berch wrote:
> It may be beating a dead horse at this point, but if you have a list that was
> archived there without authorization, you might find it amusing to contact
> them with a demand for an accounting of all advertising receipts
>received as a
> result of viewing your list's copyrighted contents.
Yeah, right. Tehy're hooked into Linkexchange -- they're trading
banners with other Linkexchange sites. If they're getting a penny from
that site, I'm amazed.
(now, I have nothing against linkexchange, but it's primarily a
scratch-my-back-scratch-your-back thing, passing around in-kind banner
ads. If you want some visibility, that's one thing. Money?)
> Realistically, it might be peanuts, and there are all sorts of legal pitfalls
> in trying to collect (but don't tell them that), but the mere request
>ought to
> put the fear of God into them.
Actually, I get the distinct impression the fear of god IS in them now.
I also get he distinct impression that we'll find this is a couple of
hackers who decided they could generate archives, do the banner-ad
route, and make a few bucks. And didn't do any basic research. The old
"Hey Judy! I know how to save the farm! Let's put on a show!"
mentality...
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