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Pop-Up Ad Firm Targeted by FTC Wins Right to Resume Sending Ads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 16, 2003 - 5:00am.
Baltimore, Md. -- A software company ordered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to halt distribution of its pop-up ads and accompanying pop-up ad-blocking software offers has won a small court victory against the FTC, according to published reports. The FTC said San Diego-based D Squared Solutions' pop-up ads were "nothing more than a high-tech version of a classic scam" when it won a preliminary injunction against the company -- an injunction which a federal judge on Monday refused to extend in length. "It's not clear to me ... if there's substantial injury to consumers," said Judge Andre Davis. The decision from the U.S. District Court in Maryland effectively means that D Squared may resume distributing its pop-up ads until a full trial on the matter begins on March 8, 2004.
tags: FTC | Pop-Up | Resume | Sending Ads |

Vivendi Universal Games, Interplay Settle Dispute, Resume Distribution Pact

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2003 - 8:07am.
Irvine, Calif. -- Video game publisher Interplay Entertainment announced that it has settled a contractual dispute with Vivendi Universal Games that had caused the company to break the contract and consider legal action, and will re-commence using Vivendi as a distributor for its game titles. Interplay announced in September that it would terminate the agreement, in particular for Vivendi's "refusing to pay Interplay certain monies due following our latest release, 'Lionheart.'" The companies on Thursday said they resolved all disputes and will honor the August 2002 contract, whereby Vivendi will distribute all Interplay titles in North America and Asia-Pacific through August 2005. "We are pleased to have come to an understanding with Interplay and look forward to the upcoming launch of 'Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel,'" said Philip W. O'Neil, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Vivendi Universal Games.
tags: Games | Vivendi Universal | Dispute | Resume |