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ThiefWare.com
Information and resources primarily for webmasters who wish to fight unethical contextual advertisi...
Slashdot: Don't Eat the Yellow Links
Web owners upset by changed content; describes an "opt-out" procedure.
Mystery links: New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism
San Francisco Chronicle: mentions concerns about the ethics of covert advertising, and commercial f...
You got the yellow linking Virus?
Gives information on how to remove/unistall TopText, and links to other more detailed resources.
Foistware
Information to help users and webmasters identify when Top Text is installed.
TrafficG Yellow and Green Link Killer
Provides script to disable Top Text and Surf+. Documents source code alterations made by these prog...
COTSE: You may have heard of Microsoft Smart Tags, but have you seen Ezula and Surf+?
A webmaster's editorial accusing TopText and Intelsoft International's Surf+ of theft, false advert...
Associate Programs Newsletter: How to stop Scumware from defacing your website
Explains how Top Text and similar programs can negatively affect income streams, particularly for s...
geek/talk Forums at GeekVillage
Discussion about the eZula TopText defacement in the context of copyright violation.
San Diego Daily Transcript: 'Poachware' Routes Computer Users To Alternate Web Sites
Article about anti-competitive involuntary hyperlinks being placed by Top Text (aka ContextPro).
c|net Tech News: Peer-to-peer exchanges court advertisers
Article describing the financial arrangements, briefly mentioning the controversy.
c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows
Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion...