Premium Services - Ad blocker legal or illegal?

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Published on 2010-04-17T14:02:45Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 14:13 UTC
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Ok, maybe thats kind of a stupid question. But let's try to get an answer.

I'm building a Desktop Solution for an existing web service. That web service is only available without ads when you pay for a premium account.

Would it be illegal when I block this ads in my Desktop Application?

When you use this web service over the browser, every user has the chance to block ads with adblocker addons. So why not block this stuff in my Desktop Application?

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