Craigslist tightens grip, demanding exclusive ownership of ads

With Padmapper and 3taps proving to be thorns in Craigslist's side over use of its data, Craigslist has upped the ante by including an exclusive license clause within Craigslist posts.An Edgartown couple this week found themselves tangled up in a scam perpetrated by advertisers on the popular online marketing site, Craigslist. In two separate phone calls, would-be Martha's Vineyard vacationers have called to say they paid an onlineListings website Craigslist appears to have become the marketplace of choice

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