From: Mike N. 

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:41:31 GMT, John Beckett
 wrote:

>Likewise I'm very suspicious of this. However, I did see a suggestion that
>some spyware companies are very aggressive and US based. They might
>successfully sue if another US company arbitrarily declared their software
>"evil" and removed it.

  This will be the next money making opportunity for lawyers over here in
the US; it's already started -

http://castlecops.com/article-5762-nested-0-0.html

"This firm represents iDownload.com with respect to your inaccurate
classification of iDownload's software product, iSearch toolbar, by
referring to it as Spyware in its description.  Specifically, a recent
review of materials disseminated by your company, via the Internet,
revealed that your company is falsely disparaging iDownload's product"

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