Sue Google and win?

[magda]

I couldn't see a thread on this, so I don't think it's been done -
An adsense publisher has sued Google over cancelling his account without giving him a reason - and won
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-..._b_172403.html

(thanks to randfish via twitter for pointing me to this)

[WPThemeKid]

Must of had a good team of lawyers

[beet]

Its small claims court. Google didn't even have lawyers representing them - a paralegal instead.

All you'll win is the few bucks Google owes you. Better than nothing I guess... but you cannot get your account back via small claims court.

[spsseo]

wow amazing news ..now adsense users can be bit relieved.

"But it's not fair!" Google's paralegal protested. "What if everyone whose account was cancelled sued Google?"

lol..........

[pipes]

Sounds like a rare exception, doubt others would be able to do it.

[>>>TO><IC<<<]

WOW Thats Nice

[Random Guy]

Are news articles on the huffington post site even real? Always thought that was a joke like the onion

[GuardianAngel]

Ah yes, the guy won and made $721 from Google Adsense without a single click...

[magda]

Originally Posted by Random Guy

Are news articles on the huffington post site even real? Always thought that was a joke like the onion

Well, this one is real - you can find posts from him about the issues of the cancelled account and the parked domains on the Google help boards
http://www.google.com/support/forum/...c1518bf1&hl=en
http://www.google.com/support/forum/...95345c72&hl=en

[nicholas777]

Very nice article. I'm happy for the dude. Everybody whose account got cancelled, sue Google!

[malcolm1]

Originally Posted by nicholas777

Very nice article. I'm happy for the dude. Everybody whose account got cancelled, sue Google!

QUOTE:

Paralegal: "But it's not fair!" Google's paralegal protested. "What if everyone whose account was canceled sued Google?"

Judge: It's a valid question. Yet until Google changes its policies to become more transparent, which might also reassure skeptics that AdWords and AdSense, which have oddly limited reporting capabilities, aren't just two sides of the same ponzi scheme (for why else would one want to terminate legitimate accounts with high monthly liabilities when they're supposed to be making money for Google on each click?)--I will give this answer:

Maybe everyone whose account was canceled, should.

Opppps the doorway just got a lot bigger for the little guys that got stroked by adsence team !

laterz
malcolm

[peterfoti]

Until they start giving actual reasons as to why they close accounts (which as of now they do not do) they can get sued and loose countless times.

[malcolm1]

Originally Posted by peterfoti

Until they start giving actual reasons as to why they close accounts (which as of now they do not do) they can get sued and loose countless times.

They have been having a bad year in the courts...

lost the "Adsence Suit" $761
lost the "Book Suit" $125 million
The Next "PR suit" .... $ Priceless (when you control 80% of the web and PR is a sign of "Trust" hurting millions of people earnings)

like the "capital one" commercials ....whats in your wallet?

laterz
malcolm

[PHPGator]

magda, I wanted to send you a PM but you do not accept PM's here. Which thats fine. I was curious if you could PM me your email address perhaps? I am not going to spam you, I have a legitimate question for you that I don't want to ask here publicly.

[sandeephegde]

Great achievement !

[siscopemike]

Well you have to say well done for someone taking on the Big G and winning

[Project Mobius]

wow i actually read the whole article, not much of a fight though lol

[matik]

I read the whole article and it was great! Great work.

[Provenzano]

Great story, thanks for sharing. Before I read this, there is no way for me to believe in suing Google and winning. But now I do

[Cashcrate GPT]

He probably didnt win anything hahaha