World eBusiness Law Report - Copyright Gator ordered to stop popping up

A US federal court has issued a preliminary injunction in WashingtonPost Newsweek Interactive Co LLC v The Gator Corporation (Civil Action 02-909-A, ED Va July 15 2002) barring software company Gator from causing its controversial pop-up advertisements to be displayed on users' screens while they are viewing the websites of the plaintiff publishers. The order, if it stands, will threaten the business model of Gator and other internet advertising services that use similar software implanted on a user's computer to deliver unauthorized ads.