Add-Art Forums » Tag: implications - Recent Posts http://forum.add-art.org/tags/implications replace ads with art en-US Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:06:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1 Spanktacular on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-211 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:37:10 +0000 Spanktacular 211@http://forum.add-art.org/ Nobody has had me sign a contract to look at ads. Not on my television, not in my movie theater where I'm now treated to banal commercials in addition to trailers for Disney crap, nor has anyone ever, ever had me sign a contract to look at shitty ad banners on the intarwebs.

What, pray tell, could I possibly be doing wrong by refusing to do something for which I am, in no way, contractually obligated to do?

Oh, we're talking ethics? This from the industry which once told all of America that cigarettes were good for you? Hmm...okay. I'll put that right at the top of my list of things that make perfect sense to me.

]]> Steve on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-200 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:15:50 +0000 Steve 200@http://forum.add-art.org/ think about this:

People that block ads aren't the ones that click and buy stuff anyway. There's no loss.

More arguments: ads don't generate money.

More than anything, I can do whatever I want with the content once they offer it for free online. Just like I can look at a free print newspaper and glance at the ads, or cut up a free newspaper and take out all the ads. Or burn it. It's mine. The companies have no rights to hold over me.

]]> incrowdcynic on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-197 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:22:01 +0000 incrowdcynic 197@http://forum.add-art.org/ There is the issue of free sites providing swell services for a minor annoyance. Think about it.

]]> sdkippy on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-180 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:23:18 +0000 sdkippy 180@http://forum.add-art.org/ in general there is no payment to advertising companies if there is no click, and even if it is by impression with adblock it is never downloaded

]]> ldawson on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-179 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:36:37 +0000 ldawson 179@http://forum.add-art.org/ Good to know. Block on.

]]> MattK on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-171 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:14:55 +0000 MattK 171@http://forum.add-art.org/ Nice question.
No legal issues, no lawsuits, and AdBlock Plus (the gears underneath Add-Art) is one of the top extensions used in Firefox.

]]> ldawson on "Legality of blocking" http://forum.add-art.org/topic/legality-of-blocking#post-169 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:55:31 +0000 ldawson 169@http://forum.add-art.org/ I'm wondering if any legal issues have come up in the blocking and replacing of advertisement. Have there ever been lawsuits from people who paid to have their ads on websites and are basically throwing away their money when it's not being seen. Not that I personally think they would have a leg to stand on in a legal battle.

I hadn't thought about it, but I was telling people how excited I was by my add-art, and one person at an advertising agency mentioned this issue.

Anyone know?

thanks
lisa

]]> Steve on "Um, guys..." http://forum.add-art.org/topic/um-guys#post-6 Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:17 +0000 Steve 6@http://forum.add-art.org/ Yes, that is on the Adblock Plus end of things.
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Also, if you want to complicate your perspective check out these links:
http://antiadvertisingagency.com/news/ad-free-blog-keep-your-day-job
http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article217.html

]]> DeadPanDan on "Um, guys..." http://forum.add-art.org/topic/um-guys#post-4 Sat, 24 May 2008 21:30:49 +0000 DeadPanDan 4@http://forum.add-art.org/ It occurred to me that this is probably an adblock plus issue, not an add-art issue. Sorry.

]]> DeadPanDan on "Um, guys..." http://forum.add-art.org/topic/um-guys#post-3 Sat, 24 May 2008 20:38:35 +0000 DeadPanDan 3@http://forum.add-art.org/ This extension is great. I'll definitely use it, but why does it replace the ad with a dead image? Why doesn't the image remain a link to the advertiser? Ads are annoying, but they pay the bills for a lot of people. If ad-clicks dry up completely the advertisers will go away. Why not have the mouse-over tooltip of the image pull the description of the linked page? Have a heart, guys.

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