Persuading advertisers to switch to me
Question
I have a website where I advertise businesses and charge each business money. In order to find businesses, I try to look in newspapers and the like for phone numbers, and then I call them to ask whether they are interested in advertising with me.
I wanted to ask whether this is permitted, or whether it is forbidden because I am using something belonging to someone else without his permission.
And perhaps, since my website is in the wedding field, I would be allowed to collect numbers only from places that are not in the wedding field.
And even if we say that it is permitted, I want to ask whether I may persuade them to advertise with me, since it is cheaper than the place where they are currently advertising.
Thank you very much.
I wanted to ask whether this is permitted, or whether it is forbidden because I am using something belonging to someone else without his permission.
And perhaps, since my website is in the wedding field, I would be allowed to collect numbers only from places that are not in the wedding field.
And even if we say that it is permitted, I want to ask whether I may persuade them to advertise with me, since it is cheaper than the place where they are currently advertising.
Thank you very much.
Answer
Shalom and blessings.
There is no prohibition in this.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, siman 156 and siman 273.
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