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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday April 22 2015, @12:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the take-back-the-internet dept.

juggs writes:

During an outbreak of common sense in a Hamburg, Germany, court it was ruled that.. no, advertisers don't get their own way every time.

Zeit Online GmbH and Handelsblatt GmbH as representatives of the advertising world filed suit against Eyeo GmbH (the owners of AdBlock Plus) claiming that the latter should not be allowed to distribute software (a browser plugin that blocks ads) that disrupts their income stream.

The court did not look favourably on the advertisers' case.

From an article in The Register :

Ben Williams, a director of Eyeo, wrote in a blog: "The Hamburg court decision is an important one, because it sets a precedent that may help us avoid additional lawsuits and expenses defending what we feel is an obvious consumer right: giving people the ability to control their own screens by letting them block annoying ads and protect their privacy."

This has ramifications for another simmering case in neighboring France.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday April 23 2015, @01:54PM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Thursday April 23 2015, @01:54PM (#174292) Homepage
    I've never considered AdBlock/NoScript/not-even-installing-a-flash-player/rejecting-3rd-party-cookies/ "war". I've simply built a fence, and they can't get over it. I'm determined to remain the master of my domain.
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  • (Score: 2) by Marand on Thursday April 23 2015, @10:47PM

    by Marand (1081) on Thursday April 23 2015, @10:47PM (#174467) Journal

    I generally see it the same way you do. However, we may not think of it as war but the advertisers clearly do. This lawsuit and article wouldn't exist if they didn't.