> Would I still be stealing if I rendered them, but never moved my eyesight over to where the ad is placed? No, because merely visiting the site and rendering

> Would I still be stealing if I rendered them, but never moved my eyesight over to where the ad is placed? No, because merely visiting the site and rendering the ad has done its job. The value of a web ad is in the information collected and profile built about you. You're going to see ads somewhere, even subconsciously, and you're going to buy something, somewhere. The hope is that retailers can place something in front of you where your task is buying instead of reading. Cell phones are going to be a huge assist to physical retailers in this area, because they carry your online trail into the store. EDIT: I expect the day to come when advertising networks are subpoened for information on people.