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Am I misunderstanding that video, or is Pincus admitting to distributing malware and spam? On camera? In front of an audience?

Do these guys have legal advisers, or are they just winging it?

That's a serious question by the way, I am not trying to be a smart ass. Aren't there lawyers that tell them hey, you are not allowed to distribute even solicited malware?

As an aside, about 8 months ago I was party to a conversation on the subject of investing in a Facebook social gaming company. One of the investors made a snide comment that I didn't really understand at the time. He said he'd save his money to invest in an internet company that was in a more respectable industry . . . like porn.

This guy is in a fairly conservative investing circle, so you can imagine what a damning comment that was. I'm starting to get an idea of the research that led him to that conclusion.




If the Zwinky toolbar is "malware and spam" then IAC should be more worried than Zynga.




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