Adware firm sues rival for software deletion
Publish date: 15 December 2004
Issue Number: 1060
Diary: Legalbrief eLaw
Category: Corruption
Adware firm Avenue Media has sued a rival, saying that DirectRevenue\'s adware product is designed to seek and delete Avenue Media\'s own product whenever it is downloaded to an Avenue Media subscriber\'s computer.
According to the complaint filed in a US District Court, Avenue Media initiated investigations upon finding that the traffic for its Internet Optimiser browser had halved. The company then discovered that when subscribers downloaded DirectRevenue\'s rival browser their computers were instructed to uninstall the Internet Optimiser software. Avenue Media has asked the court to grant an injunction and damages, reports Out-Law.com. Full Out-Law.com report
