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» Adware Maker Challenges Utah Anti-Spyware Law
   In its legal motion WhenU is charging that Utah's recently enacted Spyware Control Act violates free-speech guarantees and could unfairly harm its business. [CNET]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1024_3-5190880.html

» EFF: Trademark Law Shouldn't Prejudice Internet Ads
   EFF is asking a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court decision involving WhenU's right to provide online advertisements during web browsing. Online contact lens distributor 1-800 Contacts won that decision.
   http://www.eff.org/IP/TM/20040219_eff_pr.php

» Methods and Effects of Spyware - WhenU Violating Own Privacy Policy
   Comment submitted to recent FTC hearings about spyware, alleging that WhenU software violates its own privacy policy by transmitting some of user-visited web page URLs to its own servers.
   http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/ftc-031904.pdf

» Pop-up Seller Loses Round in Court
   "A U.S. district court judge bars WhenU from delivering pop-up ads to some Net visitors, going against decisions in favor of the software maker's controversial marketing tactics." [CNET News]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1024_3-5135313.html

» Spyware Company Sues Utah Over Anti-Spyware Law
   Slashdot discussion forum takes up issues surrounding this news.
   http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/04/13/1750259.shtml?tid=123&tid=158&tid=99

» U-Haul v. WhenU.com, 2003 WL 22071556 (E.D.Va. 2003)
   A Federal Court in Virginia held that WhenU's pop-up ad didn't infringe U-Haul's trademarks and copyrights.
   http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyberlaw/U-HaulVWhenU(DVa2003).htm

» WhenU Spams Google, Breaks Google "No Cloaking" Rules
   Author presents detailed evidence to show that WhenU sends bogus search results to search engines, in violation of search engines' rules.
   http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/whenu-spam/

» Whenu.com SaveNow, Enemy of Affiliate Program Members
   Gives example of how affiliate commissions are lost as web site visitors are encouraged to click on their popup offers.
   http://www.thiefware.com/whenu/