Posted by Blinky the Shark on 11/24/07 10:02

Mika wrote:
> "Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote in message
> news:slrnfkedef.ocq.no.spam@thurston.blinkynet.net...
>> Mika wrote:
>>> "SpaceGirl" <nothespacegirlspam@subhuman.net> wrote in message
>>> news:f6ae717a-847b-4548-9f9f-fdc7f225dd72@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>> Seemed okay on my test machine here today (FireFox 2 & IE7, Windows
>>>> XP). But I wonder about your site. You're using a lot of copyrighted
>>>> and trademarked content... have ALL those shops agreed to let you use
>>>> their "likeness"? I'm sure Nine West wont like having a picture of
>>>> their shop with scaffold outside it, for example. Be careful with
>>>> this...
>>>
>>> We took all the photos ourselves.
>>>
>>> All the shops get free advertising and publicity! It really isn't a
>>> cause
>>> for complaint.
>>>
>>> Most of them are willingly signed up affiliates.
>>
>> "Cause for complaint" will be decided by the shops which are, as you
>> admit, *not* willingly signed up affiliates, if and when they become
>> aware of your actions. "It's right" does not equal "It hasn't been
>> discovered".
>
> Every single shop is aware thank you very much, your assumption of "all" is

Okay. "Most of them are willingly signed up affiliates" made it sound
from the outside (i.e., without your insider's knowledge) that some of
them had not opted in.

> wrong. However 50% do not have an affiliate programme, therefore we list
> them for free. Hence, most of them are willingly signed up affiliates. The
> rest would if they could but they can't so they don't. Do you want us to
> explain it any more so you can decide if it is okay or not?

No, explaining it adequately once, as you have just done, is...well,
adequate.

> The site has been running for 1.5 years, with over 400 shops listed, and not
> a single complaint. You really are quite blatently wrong. It is incredible
> how we ask:
>
> Q: IE cannot open Internet site ... Operation aborted
> and get the response
> A: You should be careful the shops on your site don't sue you

This is a discussion group. You got discussion. Were you thinking this
was alt.www.webmaster.helpdesk? Do you believe you are entitled to a
refund?


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