The only option offered was the button labeled "Continue" | On August 8, 2006, the FTC filed a complaint in United States District Court "to obtain preliminary and permanent , of contracts, , and other for Defendants' and acts or practices in violation of Section 5 a of the FTC Act" |
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הצפייה בסרטים תתאפשר רק בין כותלי בית הספר | They are also required to not represent that consumers have any "legal" or "contractual" obligation to pay for the software unless the computer owner has provided personal identification and agreed to pay, and that failure to pay will result in or affect the computer owner's unless the owner has provided personal identification such as a credit card and agreed to pay |
ברשתות "HOT CINEMA","סינמה סיטי", "פרימיום סינמה" ו"לב" ניתן לממש בכל ימות השבוע | Some said they found the software on their computers after downloading a screensaver or other free utility |
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Washington State Office of the Attorney General | URL Commercial Yes Registration Required Launched 2005 Current status Offline Movieland, also known as Movieland |
The complaint also alleged that the defendants made it difficult or impossible for consumers to the software.
קהל יעד: מורים מכל שכבות הגיל ותחומי הדעת | In a report updated February 20, 2008, the at calls Movieland's MediaPipe component "badware" because "it does not fully disclose what it is installing, does not completely remove all components and 'obligations' during the uninstall process, and modifies other software without disclosure |
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Choosing its "Close this window" option ended the pop-ups until the unvarying cycle began again | In announcing the suit following a seven-month investigation, Washington Attorney General rejected one possible defense |
According to the FTC complaint, Movieland repeatedly bombarded consumers with pop-up windows, accompanied by music that lasted nearly a minute.
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