Heads up: From the 5 Star blog... 2 ADWARE Class Action Lawsuits against CJ - ValueClick - BeFree Adware has been a hot topic in the affiliate community for years. For far too long some networks have skated a thin line and many times they've knowingly crossed it. The question for a long time has been, who's policing this if the networks aren't and who's standing up for the little guy - the affiliate? WELL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Just found out about 2 class action lawsuits - one by affiliates and one by merchants - both against CJ/BeFree/ValueClick. So if you believe you have been affected adversely by adware affiliates that have been allowed on those networks read up. Rest of story - quotes and links to more info. CJ Class Action Lawsuits
I take it this is related to adware modifying cookies, and such, of sites the user visits, thus robbing the site owner of commission? That kind of stuff stinks!
To clarify - OVERWRITING cookies to take the rightful affiliate's commission. (Maybe that's what you meant but it sounded different)