So I'm intensely curious as to the legalties of adware. I understand that the proper source to talk to would be a lawyer, but maybe you all could help out a bit.<p>I've written a lot of adware in the past couple of months and the tracking software to go with it and have support for all the major browsers. I don't intend on distributing the software through botnets and it is relatively easy to un-install. I plan on including a TOS describing that the software is ad supported.<p>PPV networks are ENTIRELY adware based networks and make a ton of money so I can't see it being completely illegal considering a handful of these companies are based here in the US.<p>1) Is there a difference between inlining your ads on the page or popping a window or placing them in a toolbar section (legally speaking of course)?<p>2) Is it legal to replace existing ads on the page? (eg: exchanging google/facebook ads on the right sidebar for my own)<p>I understand Claria/Gator had some trouble a long time with this but settled out of court instead -- it seems to suggest there is little legal recourse against this.<p>Can anyone shed any light on this?