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Gator bites back, sues suer

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edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
<b>On-line ad company Gator has bitten back against recent lawsuits by launching its own case against a business that has complained about its pop-up ads.</b>

[blockquote]US-based Gator Corp provides free software to consumers that enables them to store information such as passwords for logging onto sites. The catch however is that users of its software must agree to receive ads in return and when they visit certain Web sites a code is triggered that inundates them with pop-up ads. And, very often, the owners of these sites have not agreed to display these ads.

This has led to several companies such as the Washington Post and United Parcel Service (UPS) suing Gator for infringing on their sites. UPS, for instance, charged that it led to its competitors' ads appearing on its Web site.

However, now Gator has decided to turn the tables and has set the lawyers on Extended Stay America Inc to ensure that Extended cannot block its ads...[/blockquote]
<b>Source: </b><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/28027.html">The Register</a>

<i>Submitted by profdlp</i>

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  • TemplarTemplar You first.
    edited October 2003
    I think after being flooded continuously by popups using normal IE, or not having some code to block popups, I would shoot myself 7 times if I had to work for Gator.
  • nimbis1nimbis1 Royal Oak, Mi
    edited October 2003
    If the owner of gator was here I would kick them in the butt!!! :)
  • Mr_BojinglesMr_Bojingles Northern Michigan New
    edited October 2003
    nimbis1 had this to say
    If the owner of gator was here I would kick them in the butt!!! :)

    ;D Interesting way of dealing with problem.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    MBJ: Did you always have loads of numbers after your name? I don't remember seeing them before....

    Oh, and Gator needs to die.

    NS
  • Mr_BojinglesMr_Bojingles Northern Michigan New
    edited October 2003
    NightShade737 had this to say
    MBJ: Did you always have loads of numbers after your name? I don't remember seeing them before....
    NS

    I never use to have those numbers at the end of my name at the old icrontic but i usually throw them whenever i need to create a user name now...i had just forgotten that i didn't have them before and automatically threw them in this time.

    I don't mean to confuse! :D
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    nimbis1 had this to say
    If the owner of gator was here I would kick them in the butt!!! :)


    ONLY!?!?!
    id puree him in a blender then feed him to a gator...hah irony
  • KhaosKhaos New Hampshire
    edited October 2003
    I would eat his liver with a side of fava beans.

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa.. mwahaha.
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