Man sues Google over AdSense cancellation, wins!

[ldsmedia]

Just one clarification. It is my understanding that if a contract is made that is contrary to law, it is not a valid contract. If someone puts up a sign that says they are not liable for injuries incurred at their store, or something similar to that, it doesn't negate their liability. Remember if you can get your case in front of a jury they are likely to decide by what they think is right and not the letter of the law.

 

[datingloot.com]

about fucking time. im amazed they havent got hit with a massive class action about this yet.

 

[jonnyboy]

I am shocked they are not suit till now.

 

[dably]

Yea they can this TOS are the contract between google and the user, let's say you are renting a house from me and we wrote in the contract that "I can cancel this contract any time without your agreement" and we both signed for this the next day I did cancel the contract can you sue me!!!



Adsense earning based on adwords, Adwords are the advertisers without them your adsense ads will show nothing

I think you picked a bad example landlord tenant laws in most jurisdictions would generally give the tenant XX days to leave regardless of what the lease says. In a similar manner if TOS are written to strictly they can be thrown out or rather portions of them can be thrown out.

 

[Traffic-Bug]

Google has become arrogant monopoly

 

[satanus]

Good to know that there're still people with balls in this world who can stand up against corporate assholes. Google has became so arrogant with Adsense banning simply because no one try to fight for their rights...but from the other side many people say they've been banned for "no reason", where in fact they just didn't read carefully the TOS agreement...

 

[metafever]

I agree with the idea of a class action lawsuit. Imagine if all the little guys banded together. It would be a mob of angry geeks.

This wont happen since most people are too busy making money . . . no one is counting the coins they are leaving on the table.

 

[benitomol]

cool story...kudos to this guy. a mob of angry geeks would be something to see.

 

[OlegBkk]

Just one clarification. It is my understanding that if a contract is made that is contrary to law, it is not a valid contract. If someone puts up a sign that says they are not liable for injuries incurred at their store, or something similar to that, it doesn't negate their liability. Remember if you can get your case in front of a jury they are likely to decide by what they think is right and not the letter of the law.

absolutely! every shop has a idiot label said "No return/refund/exchage" - well it doesn't matter what they stick. There's Consumer Protection Law, which is important.
Same for Google TOS. What is that "any reason" ? Daylight robbery

 

[neablas]

i think he should write an ebook about it. lol

 

[Super-Affiliate]

gud piece of deal

 

[dragonheart]

What do you expect from a guy named Greenspan?

The little guy who fought back:

Aaron Greenspan: Why I Sued Google (and Won)

So he got some of his AdCents back, 72,100 cents, to be exact. But the story exposes the strange world that is Google's advertising empire.

Great story. Sometimes you just have to stand up and say "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." :1bluewinky:

Good for him and I'm sure Google will now think twice before doing anything like this again....right? :eek7:

DH

 

[mailinatorm2]

Google is just lucky they didn't have to face Chi-city in court.

+1 ...who knows? Maybe one day Chi-city will, after all he earns from ads next to his videos that are served by Google.

 

[Nated]

Cool story. Lots of time invested for $700 though.

Yeah, but with all this publicity I bet he got something more then that out of it. Hehe.

 

[bb_wolfe]

Remember That AdSense Publisher That Sued Google & Won? Well, He Lost

 

[nachoninja]

^^^ hahaha owned by a screenshot

 

[mike_ccw]

WTF is this then Aaron Greenspan Settles Trademark Dispute With Facebook

 

[airforcematt]

Thank God - I was getting tired of this thread - this is a fitting end to it.

 

[HarveyJ]

The flipside is that this guy became amazingly good linkbait, and has probably moved on to other projects thanks to his 15 minutes.

 

[nachoninja]

Aaron Greenspan: Why Google Bothered to Appeal a $761 Small Claims Case (and Won)

Clearly Google's representatives were present at the trial, but I'd like to think that more than being a simply typographical error, the judge was conceding that I had a point. There is no law explicitly stating so, but there was no need for Google to behave in as draconian a manner as it did throughout the entire process of investigating the circumstances surrounding my account termination.

The proper thing for Google to have done would have been to explain the following: "Your account was cancelled because technically one of your three web sites using AdSense broke our rules. You used 'pick a link' wording you shouldn't have, and you created a page where ads were the only links. Unfortunately, we can't pay you the money you earned from that site. What we can do is reinstate your account for the two valid sites, and set you up with an account for our other program, AdSense for Domains, that will be perfect for what you're trying to do on the third, and we look forward to helping you make money without any regulatory problems that way." Would that have been so hard?

Aaron Greenspan is an asshole