Editing Spyware (section)

===Libel suits by spyware developers===

Litigation has gone both ways. Since "spyware" has become a common [[pejorative]], some makers have filed [[slander and libel|libel]] and [[defamation]] actions when their products have been so described. In 2003, Gator (now known as Claria) filed suit against the website [[PC Pitstop]] for describing its program as "spyware".<ref>Festa, Paul. "[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5095051.html See you later, anti-Gators?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170649/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5095051.html |date=July 14, 2014 }}". ''News.com''. October 22, 2003.</ref> PC Pitstop settled, agreeing not to use the word "spyware", but continues to describe harm caused by the Gator/Claria software.<ref>"[http://www.pcpitstop.com/gator/default.asp Gator Information Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050701080044/http://www.pcpitstop.com/gator/default.asp |date=July 1, 2005 }}". ''pcpitstop.com'' November 14, 2005.</ref> As a result, other anti-spyware and anti-virus companies have also used other terms such as "potentially unwanted programs" or [[Malware#Grayware|greyware]] to denote these products.