I can't believe it even went that far. All I can think is it was the lawyers taking it for every penny because there is no precedent for forcing people to view ad content just because you publish it. It would be like a law saying you can't rip the ad pages out of a magazine before you read it or you can't turn the channel on the TV when the ads come on.
To me, it would be more logical to hold ad networks accountable for damages caused by malware delivered through their network. You mean something like this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...g-commercials-is-copyright-infringement.shtml
Wow, yes that really is insane. But you know they will probably get their way in the end, as we have seen time after time, it is not that difficult for any group that has the resources, to get the people they want, into the positions they need them in, to get the laws they want changed, or the agenda they want persued.
