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14. Gator sued over pop-up ads | Tech News on ZDNet
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- Gator sued over pop-up ads.
- A group of publishers this week sued the Gator online advertising network in a bid to bar the company from serving pop-up ads on their Web sites without their permission. ...
- -based Gator is "essentially a parasite on the Web that free rides on the hard work and the investments of plaintiffs and other Web site owners," according to the filing. "In short, Gator sells advertising space on the plaintiffs' Web sites without (their) authorization and pockets the profits from such sales. ...
- Gator develops software that manages passwords and fills out forms for about 10 million Web surfers, who often download the application unwittingly through other popular file-sharing programs. Also bundled in Gator's software is a program called OfferCompanion, which monitors Web surfing behavior and delivers targeted pop-up ads to viewers. For example, a Web surfer may see an advertisement for Ford Motor--delivered by Gator--while visiting Toyota. ...
- The lawsuit is the latest legal tussle for Gator. ... Gator sued the IAB, alleging "malicious disparagement" over its statements, but the two parties found common ground when Gator agreed to stop selling banner overlays. ...
- Bean sent Gator a cease-and-desist letter, attempting to stop the company from launching ads on its site. Gator countersued, and a case is still pending in Oregon. ...
- The latest suit highlights mounting tension over tactics used by Gator and others. ... com for using Gator to deliver ads to visitors of its site. ...
- Gator did not return phone calls for comment. ...
- Gator has been selling such advertising for more than a year and has accumulated several top-tier advertisers including Target. ...
- "Indeed, on information and belief, Gator tells prospective advertisers that it is more effective to advertise on a targeted Web site by buying the URL through Gator than actually approaching the Web site owner itself," according to the filing. ...
15. Gator Chomps First, Sues Internet Advertising Bureau - BizReport
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- Tuesday, August 28, 2001Gator Chomps First, Sues Internet Advertising Bureau Under fire from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) for placing pop-up ads that intentionally hide online banner ads, Gator. ...
- Gator lawyers also are asking for a gag order against IAB representatives they claim have disparaged the company in news accounts, including one story that Newsbytes published last week. ...
- Gator provides software that its customers use as a "companion" to their Web browsers, helping them shop and make purchases online. The service is advertising-supported, and as a new wrinkle on it, Gator recently began selling a limited number of pop-up banner ads to its own set of clients. Thus, when a Gator software user goes online, Gator-placed ads automatically pop into view, nestling snugly over the top of existing banners, obscuring them completely. ...
- Last week, the group raised the possibility that one or more of its members might sue Gator. com, and that it might file a claim against Gator with the Federal Trade Commission. ...
- FTC spokesman Howard Shapiro today told Newsbytes that he was not aware of any complaints or investigations involving Gator. ...
- Regardless, Gator had already beat the IAB to the punch. ...
- In the 14-page complaint filed in San Francisco's federal district court, Gator accuses the IAB of "malicious disparagement," trade libel, unfair business practices and injury to its business reputation, among other charges. ...
- "(IAB) has falsely asserted that certain aspects of (Gator's) service are unlawful, unethical and deceptive and has threatened legal action," the complaint states. "In fact, (Gator's) Companion Pop-up Banners do not violate any applicable law. ...
- The news stories were listed as evidence that the IAB publicly tainted Gator's reputation. ...
- "The danger to the IAB's online publishers isn't Gator - the danger is irrelevant advertising," McFadden said in the statement. ...
- And since Gator's software is ad-supported, a fact with which all its 8 million users are familiar, McFadden said there is nothing wrong with putting pop-ups before the eyes of its customers, even if they do hide the advertising of other companies. ...
- Gator continually monitors the Web use of its software users. ...
16. See you later, anti-Gators? | Tech News on ZDNet
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- In an effort to improve its corporate reputation, adware company Gator has launched a legal offensive to divorce its name from the hated term "spyware"--and so far its strategy is paying off. ...
- In response to a libel lawsuit, an anti-spyware company has settled with Gator and pulled Web pages critical of the company, its practices and its software. ...
- Gator often distributes its application by bundling it with popular free software like Kazaa and other peer-to-peer programs. When downloaded, Gator's application serves pop-up and pop-under ads to people while they're surfing the Web or when they visit specific sites. ...
- The distinction between such "adware," which can report back to its creator with information about the computer user's surfing habits, so as to allow for supposedly more effective ad serving, and "spyware," which similarly monitors surfing habits and serves up ads, is sometimes a hazy one, and lies at the heart of Gator's libel suit. ...
- Gator maintains that its software differs from spyware in that people are clearly notified before they download it, and in that they do so in exchange for a service, like the peer-to-peer software. ...
- But critics of adware companies question how clearly such downloads are marked--PC users may suddenly be deluged with pop-ups and have no idea where they're coming from--and protest that companies like Gator are collecting information without sufficiently accounting for what they do with it. ...
- The defendant in the Gator libel suit, PC Pitstop, offers software to cleanse computers of spyware and other undesirable code, and until signing a preliminary settlement with Gator on Sept. 30, vociferously targeted Gator's application. ...
- In settling the suit, which alleged false advertising, unfair business practices, trade libel, defamation and tortious interference, PC Pitstop apparently removed several pages from its Web site that referred to Gator's application as spyware--along with many that went beyond that to urge action against Gator itself. ...
- But Gator advised a reporter to "go to their new site and draw your own conclusions" about what PC Pitstop did to comply with the settlement. ...
- PC Pitstop used to publish pages on its Spyware Information Center titled "Is Gator Spyware?" the "Gator Boycott List," and the "Gator Quiz. ...
- "PC Pitstop believes that Gator products degrade the quality of a user's PC experience," read the cached PC Pitstop page urging a boycott of companies advertising through Gator. "This belief is based on our hands-on use of Gator products and experience with hundreds of systems in our forums. ... Although Gator Corporation likes to make a distinction and call their products 'adware,' other sources make no such distinction. Independent research has shown that they collect extensive information and have not clearly explained how the information is used once it reaches the Gator servers. ...
17. Kicking the Gator Software Habit | Traffick.com - Internet Search Enlightenment
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- Kicking the Gator Software Habit.
- In the beginning, there was a password reminder called Gator. ... Then, the Serpent tempted the Gator with visions of riches and targeted advertising, and thus, Gator was expelled from the garden of public trust.
- Yes, in the beginning, Gator was good. But Gator's shady antics have convinced me that trusting a free application to remember passwords for me is no longer worth it. My distrust started when Gator introduced OfferCompanion, the "spyware" that pops up ads that are related to whatever you are viewing on a Web page. ... Back then, Gator needed to pay the bills and make a little money, and I was damned if I was going to remember passwords, so I accepted it and moved on.
- But Gator continued to annoy me and countless others. ... Gator has since stopped covering up existing banners after settling out of court with the IAB, but their sinister practices continue in other ways.
- Gator is far and away the #1 source of pop-up ads. ...
- A Gator-branded window that springs above the Gator icon in your taskbar tray and pops up and down several times.
- A Gator-branded window that jumps to the middle of the page.
- The only way to tell that it's a Gator ad is the URL that is displayed in the blue title bar. ...
- If you get tired of the ads and decide to turn off Gator, guess what? You still get pop-ups because the GAIN software continues to run in the background of your computer. ... The insidious thing is that most people won't even know that Gator is the reason behind all those annoying ads!.
- I completely understand that Gator is trying to make money, just like the rest of us, but I object to the manner in which they have arrived here. They originally offered Gator free of charge, but since the Internet business model of giving away content and services has been debunked, they have decided to monetize their millions of users by selling the most targeted advertising available, which is still cherished by advertisers despite the online ad "depression. ... Gator automatically updates itself to the current version and doesn't give you the option of keeping a previous one.
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19. Gator rushes to court over ad technology | CNET News.com
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- The Net Gator rushes to court over ad technology.
- Gator, based in Redwood City, Calif. , filed a lawsuit late Monday in California federal court against the IAB to "protect the right to utilize Gator's newest advertising vehicle, the Companion Pop-up Banner. " Gator's service delivers pop-ups that can obscure banner ads sold on some Web pages. ...
- The IAB, which represents several major content sites that rely on ad revenue, has been sharply critical of Gator's software. ...
- In the suit, Gator seeks declaratory relief and punitive damages against the IAB's "malicious disparagement" of Gator's business under the Lanham Act, the Declaratory Judgment Act and California state and common laws. ...
- According to the suit, which was filed in the Northern District of California, Gator charges that the IAB "falsely asserted that certain aspects of (its) service are unlawful, unethical and deceptive. ...
- Gator also charges the IAB with violating trade libel under California law, disparaging its service and costing the company lost sales. ...
- As previously reported, IAB Chief Executive Robin Webster said the group's board of directors is demanding that Gator stop its practice of selling ads designed to intentionally block those sold on its members' Web sites. ...
- IAB spokesman Stu Ginsburg said Tuesday that the organization had not seen the Gator suit and could not comment on it. ...
- The dispute centers on Gator's ad-delivery software, which displays online ads in two creative but controversial ways. ... In addition, Gator is able to paste ads of the same dimensions on top of the banner ads being used on popular sites such as Yahoo. ...
- Robin Webster, chief executive of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, says her group is demanding Gator put an end to its ad blocking practices. ...
- Gator CEO Jeff McFadden joined CNET Radio's Rose Aguilar to discuss the criticism his company has been recieving over its ad-block software. ...
- Gator's ad-delivery software is included in a helper application that manages passwords and user IDs, and offers price comparisons. Gator says it has been installed on more than 8 million computers and fulfilled more than 100 million requests for help last month. ...
20. Harvard study wrestles with Gator | CNET News.com
- news.com.com
- The Net >> Web software Harvard study wrestles with Gator.
- A Harvard University researcher has completed an investigation of the Gator advertising utility, offering a glimpse into the workings of one of the Web's most controversial pop-up networks. ...
- Gator is a utility, sometimes derided as "spyware," that monitors a user's Web browsing activity and displays relevant advertisements. ...
- According to the Harvard report, pop-up advertisements for Sun Microsystems' powerful V880 server, boasting "See how Sun beats IBM," are aimed at Gator users who visit IBM. ... com, and Cheap Tickets have purchased pop-ups that Gator users visiting arch rival Expedia will see, the study found. Expedia, in turn, uses Gator to aim its own "bargain fares" ads at all four of its competitors' sites. ...
- The report "provides some data as to how much advertising Gator is showing and to whom it is targeted," said author Ben Edelman, who has testified as an expert witness against Gator in at least one legal challenge to its service. "For Web site operators, and to be sure, their legal staff, it's important to know whether Gator is targeting them or not, and if so, how much. ...
- Scott Eagle, Gator's senior vice president for marketing, said the company was examining the report for possible errors, but he did not contest specific findings as of late Wednesday. Nevertheless, Eagle raised general doubts about the study's methodology, observing that the report relied on information gleaned from Gator's client software without taking into account actions performed on Gator's servers. ...
- Gator's advertisers are no secret to millions of Web surfers who have installed its software. ...
- Gator is one of the most aggressive companies peddling pop-ups--an Internet marketing technique that opens a browser window loaded with advertising over the top of, or underneath, an ordinary Web page. Early versions of Gator's service placed pop-ups directly over the top of advertisements embedded in Web pages, but the company has since ceased the practice. ...
- Popping up in court Gator has run afoul not only of Web surfers, who generally dislike pop-ups, but also of publishers who rely on advertising revenues. ...
- Other lawsuits brought against Gator by catalog retailer L. ...
- Gator says its practices are legal because consumers agree to receive the ads when they download and install its software: an e-wallet and authentication application that makes it easier for people to register with Web sites and make online purchases. Gator is included with popular ad-supported software such as DivX and NetSonic, which help Redwood City, Ca. -based Gator distribute its product to a claimed 35 million current users. ...
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22. E-Commerce News: Commerce: Gator.com Lawsuit Escalates Online Ad Controversy
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- Firing back at critics who contend that its advertising software uses illegal delivery tactics, Gator. ...
- At the heart of the conflict is a new version of Gator's online shopping companion service, which serves as an electronic wallet by storing user identification information and passwords.
- According to Gator, the new vehicle "occasionally pops up to deliver a relevant advertisement" in a window that floats over existing banner ads on some Web pages.
- However, the IAB has argued that the practice essentially amounts to the poaching of other sites' advertising, by subverting paid-for online ads with alternative ads of Gator's own choosing.
- "We understand that Web site publishers want total control over what consumers see," said Gator director of legal affairs L. ...
- Gator, which is seeking intervention from U. ... District Court in San Francisco, said it was spurred to bring the complaint on Monday based on the IAB's "unfounded accusations regarding the legality of this new advertising vehicle and their threats of legal action against Gator. ...
- Said Gator CEO Jeff McFadden: "I can understand why the IAB, who represents our competitors, doesn't like our pop-up banner windows, but their claims about its legality are utterly baseless. ...
- agencies and would support any lawsuits lodged by its members against Gator.
- For the moment, however, Gator appears to have beaten them to the punch, outlining its positions in a release issued concerning the suit brought against the IAB.
- "When consumers download Gator's free software, they are shown an informational screen that clearly describes that they are getting our software at no charge and are allowing Gator to display advertising and information based upon Web sites they visit," said Primak. ...
- In addition, Gator said its pop-up banner windows remain separate from a user's browser and do not alter the underlying browser window or the content of a Web page. ...
- "The danger to IAB's online publishers isn't Gator," said McFadden. ...
- IAB To Wrestle Gator. ...
23. Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads | CNET News.com
- news.com.com
- One well-known practitioner is Gator, a company that makes a helper application that manages passwords and user IDs. While many people find the software to be useful, Gator also has built in some more questionable features. ...
- While Gator later retreated from its earlier practices, about six weeks ago it turned to download advertising, called "one-click opt-install," on various partner sites. ...
- For Gator, triggering a download via an ad boosts distribution of its wallet and bundled marketing software, the OfferCompanion. ...
- Gator's technologies have already been widely distributed through bundling deals with other popular applications such as WeatherBug and through direct distribution from its site. ...
- It's helping expand our reach," said Scott Eagle, marketing manager for Gator. ...
- Several Web publishers said they have been approached by L90 or Gator to run such download ads, but they refused out of fear of a consumer backlash. ...
- Elliot Noss, owner of 9-year-old download site Tucows, said that though he was surprised to receive a prompt for a Gator download, he's savvy to such marketing tactics and declined to accept it. ...
- Gator's Eagle said the program is an easy way for visitors to download the software, and he emphasized that they are given the opportunity to click "No. ...
- Gator buys the ads by the thousands, but Eagle would not divulge what it pays. ... Gator also has affiliate relationships with many sites, which it pays $1 every time a visitor downloads its software. ...
- Gator isn't the only software maker using this tactic to add consumers. ...
- She said Gator's ad ran on its network of 150 publishers--of those that agreed--and a lower-profile set of publishers called Zonfire. ...
- The IAB recently signed off on a Gator initiative, called online advertising "rules of engagement," which espoused the importance of clearly marking advertisements and the origin of ads. ...
- "Consumers want control of their PCs," Gator President Jeff McFadden said in a statement. ...
- Gator rushes to court over ad technology August 28, 2001 .
24. CNN.com - What's fair in online love and ads? - October 5, 2001
- www.cnn.com
- Recent adware controversies have centered on Gator and Ezula, two firms that bundle their adware with dozens of popular programs, including the game Snood, utilities like WeatherBug, and file-sharing software including Kazaa and AudioGalaxy Satellite. ...
- Gator covers banner ads on a site with ads from its clients. The program also sends periodic reports to Gator's server about the Web sites you've visited and the ad banners you've clicked, so Gator can bring you ever-more-relevant ads. According to the company's lengthy privacy policy, the data Gator collects is anonymous and will not be sold. ...
- Ezula and Gator say that their advertisers are very pleased with results, and they say that millions of PCs have loaded the software.
- Gator CEO Jeff McFadden says users aren't tricked into installing his software (adware programs are listed in the terms-of-service -- TOS -- contracts users must accept before they can download), and he says there's nothing wrong with helping people get free software in exchange for seeing ads. ...
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