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Old 04-18-2011, 03:34 AM  
Kiopa_Matt
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Originally Posted by u-Bob View Post
Does TMM have 'an obligation' to pull the plug on nonpaying sponsors? NO, they don't.

However, the fact that they don't have an obligation to do so, or the fact that other companies (processors, hosting companies etc) continue to do business with non paying sponsors, does not mean it would be a bad idea for TMM to pull the plug on non paying sponsors.
Personally, I think it'd be a horrible idea from a business perspective. First, TMM would have to raise their license fees by probably 10% to fund the new disputes & resolutions center, where every affiliate who has a payment problem would lodge a complaint. Then there's the ordeal of having to decide who is and isn't a paying affiliate, which is almost never black & white. Then there's the legalities side, and TMM getting sued for punitive damages for unjustly shutting off a license. And the list goes on, and on, and on.
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