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Old 14th Sep 07, 05:32 PM
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Web ad blocking may not be (entirely) legal
*Source: News.com (http://www.news.com/Web+ad+blocking+...ag=nefd.lede)*
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Advertising-supported companies have long turned to the courts to squelch products that let consumers block or skip ads: it happened in the famous lawsuit against the VCR in 1979 and again with ReplayTV in 2001.

Tomorrow's legal fight may be over Web browser add-ons that let people avoid advertisements. These add-ons are growing in functionality and popularity, which has led legal experts we surveyed this week to speculate about when the first lawsuit will be filed.

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