August 17, 2006

Movie Download Service Sued Over Spyware

Washington State has sued the owners of the Movieland.com, alleging that the company used spyware to strong-arm users into signing up for its paid movie download service. Consumers who downloaded Movieland.com's free 3-day trial software were eventually hit with frequent pop-up ads informing them that they were legally obliged to buy the product.

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