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本帖最后由 DT007 于 2012-1-29 12:18 编辑
相信这几天有不少朋友收到这封邮件了吧,又一家昔日的巨头倒下了,再加上AZ和另外几家大联盟目前深陷其中的法律诉讼和财务危机,看来这个法案影响的确很大,据华尔街日报上月有篇报道说,美国商务部和司法部正在着手重新评估online marketing的行为有效性和对于个人隐私信息的合法性保护,估计到时候会有更多的联盟倒下,甚至影响整个行业未来的发展和生存,2012果然来了!
We have received confirmation via email from COPEAC: “Effective immediately Copeac.com has ceased all operations.”
COPEAC and IMM Interactive (fka Intermark Media) have begun the process of shutting their business. According to several insiders, they have been unable to pay debts to affiliates and publishers for some time after facing significant financial issues. Rumors had been surrounding the company for the last few months that this was going to eventually happen.
COPEAC has been a major CPA network in the affiliate industry, gaining vast support by affiliates since its inception in 2005. Reviews of COPEAC until this year, were almost universally amazing, with affiliates loving their affiliate support and relationship with the founders. Intermark Media, which last year became IMMI was founded in 1999 and had become one of the most recognized companies in the industry. The founder, Mike Krongel had been one of the most recognized members of the industry.
However, in May 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced a significant action against Intermark Media and COPEAC, claiming that they were behind a plethora of fake news sites that promoted diet and weight loss products. This, combined with revelations that the company was affiliated with Tim McCallan, already a questionable figure didn’t fare well for the company.
Unfortunately for the company, while dealing with the enormous legal bills of having to defend itself from an FTC lawsuit, it was alos hit with a patent lawsuit by infamous patent trolls, Essociate. Recent rumor on message boards pointed to the company being virtual bankrupt and unable to pay bills or affiliates. It seemed to many that the company was headed for an inevitable downfall. |
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