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Does anyone know what court precedents there are for a site owner O. suing companies C. that present altered versions of O's site to third parties T, without co
by ds9 13y ago
Does anyone know what court precedents there are for a site owner O. suing companies C. that present altered versions of O's site to third parties T, without consent from O? Arguably C. is interfering in the relationship of O. to T., wrongfully appropriating O's content for profit, and possibly defaming O by making O. appear (to T.) to be associated with C.
If such actions are not legally ruled out, this service may invite them.
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- aroch 13y agoAre you trying to ask if this could be tortuous interference with a business relationship? Or if Snip.ly would be liable for libel/defamation of their users by SiteA whose page was Snip.ly'd? The former, possibly depending on the ToS of the site and how creative your lawyers can be. The latter, probably not; see 17 U.S. Code § 512, aka Safe Harbor for online posts.
- dangrossman 13y agoThis is hardly the first site to frame another site. It's hardly the first link shortener to do so and add a message or ad in another frame or interstitial either. There's enough that "top 10 URL shorteners to make money" is an actual recurring blog post across the web.
- sandycheeks 13y agoI doubt it. About . com has been using a technique like this to put adsense ads on external links for years.
- shotwell 13y agoRelated to your point, the snip.ly website has the following user testimonial: You can essentially advertise on any website for free! --Lucille Danks ― Deloitte