AFFILIATES BEING SUBPOENAED BY ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL

[kidChaos]

heh. everyone acts so shocked on this!

Seriously, if any ad agency was using deceptive advertising practices they'd be right under the gun with a lot more pressure.

The only thing I see happening is the lines between affiliate and agency blurring. If you're advertising products there are certain guidelines you need to follow.

Also, I doubt the IL AG is strictly pursuing affiliates in IL. They can subpoena people who advertise to residents of the state just as easily as affiliates within the state.

This isn't the first rodeo of this nature, albeit probably the widest range.

And the subpoenas dont necessarily mean criminal charges against affiliates, they could be collecting information just to gain evidence against the companies running the offers.

I'm really surprised by the lack of understanding regarding the legal system when it comes to this stuff.

Death to Acai? Hardly.

Death to rebills? Hardly.

You're still going to see these offers everywhere, however the more deceptive of the bunch are going to get fucked without lube repeatedly.

Just switch over to A4D and go about your business...

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Sounds like cheaper clicks to me.

 

[kingofsp]

oh fuck off.

How's that for some advertising?

Remind me to renew my zensix account. For like 20 years.

 

[Jon]

There are a bunch of updates and stuff that I'll just post tomorrow because some of the theories here are pretty great.

 

[neab1as]

awwwh shit each platter of all my hard drives just got fucked - at the same time .. freak accident.

 

[Webwonder]

If it was a network that ratted out their affiliates, that goes to show that there is some value in spreading your traffic throughout more than one network.

I guess if you spread your leads across multiple networks then you would have a better chance of not getting snitched on...

 

[flysarescary]

How could you be held liable for a story you didn't create? If you saw a story online, indexed it and replaced it with your links... the story hasn't changed.

 

[hannahmcintyre]

There are a bunch of updates and stuff that I'll just post tomorrow because some of the theories here are pretty great.

Thanks for this, I don't really have any theories because my US law knowledge all comes from Law and Order, but it'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[cheshire]

Ouch town, population you brah

 

[DewChugr]

That being said, the Bears fucking suck and anyone in IL who push acai and cheers on the Bears deserves a fucking legal mess!

GREEN BAY IN 10 BABY

Up yours.

 

[xmcp123]

Affiliate Commune!
Manta Caye, Belize, Central America

 

[Bofu2U]

Affiliate Commune!
Manta Caye, Belize, Central America

I'm in!

 

[bb_wolfe]

I'm in!

You're OUT!

 

[machinecontrol]

In other words, don't fuck with Oprah. The writing was on the wall that Oprah would bitchslap someone over acai eventually.

 

[evo190]

In NJ they call it "pay to play" - someone has seen the bankroll and wants a piece.

 

[nvanprooyen]

That being said, the Bears fucking suck and anyone in IL who push acai and cheers on the Bears deserves a fucking legal mess!

GREEN BAY IN 10 BABY

Eat shit. You'll be finishing at #3, right ahead of the Lions and a few games back from the Vikings. The fun begins with a season opening ass whipping on prime time Sunday night.

 

[stan100]

Oh, we wouldn't be responsible for anything, but they could subpoena us for the files on the server if the client themselves failed to follow through.

Edit: I just read the part where Jon said it was almost all super-affiliates. Nevermind, we definitely don't host any super-affiliates.

The dull pain of truth bites Stan100. :sadcrying4:

 

[MaxSteve]

If it was a network that ratted out their affiliates, that goes to show that there is some value in spreading your traffic throughout more than one network.

I guess if you spread your leads across multiple networks then you would have a better chance of not getting snitched on...

I have no clue if a network ratted out any affiliates, but you do realize that it's relatively easy for the government to find all this info without involving anyone from any network.

 

[nvanprooyen]

HAHAHAHAHAhahhahahaAHHHAHA

Keep Cutler, and good fu**in riddance!

~Broncos Fan

Let the QB battle begin between Kyle Orton and Chris Simms. LMAO. I actually feel kind of sorry for you, but not really. McDaniels is destroying your team and you are all too blind to see it. Good luck with that. You will be lucky to win 5-6 games this year.

 

[The Lunchbox]

Good luck beating a suit in Illinois. All the laws that touch on things like cyberspace don't originate in Springfield (the capital). They all originate in Chicago, and in case many of you don't know Chicago history, they are notorious for getting what they want, no matter how much opposition there is.