That's what a number of sites — from GorillaMask.net to BeerOrSex.com to Canorous.com — are doing as the battle is on to position oneself as THE destination for the Gena Lee Nolin sex tape. More like THE profiting middle man.

None of those sites are hosting the video due to legitimate bandwidth concerns, but there's another reason they're all linking to the supposed video host, FamousLadies.com, with distinctive referrer codes in the URL: because for each person who signs up with the "free" celeb destination, the referring site gets $30.

How can a "free" site afford to make $30 payouts per sign-up? Because a credit card is required for the "free" pass and then is charged if the account is not canceled in compliance with their terms and conditions. Some of those payouts are clearly funded by users who forget about the charge or can't figure out how to cancel in time.

Is the Gena Lee Nolin sex video even on FamousLadies.com? I haven't seen a screen grab anywhere. It's not mentioned on FamousLadies.com's home page and GorillaMask.net says, "You'll need to search around after signing up for this site — legally they can't just throw the tape at you." Huh?

If you're a webmaster, maybe you you'd like to jump on the bandwagon. Ten referrers gets you enough to buy an iPod, you know. I'll pass — I already have an iPod.

Hope you enjoyed this lesson on how to make money online.

Other Web Finds:

• Libby Hoeler: The Complete Story — Learn about how a college girl's life was affected after a revengeful boyfriend posted online videos of her masturbating for him.

• Urinating on Walls at Wal-Mart — A letter from a restroom-cleaning service detailing the gross stuff they encounter.

• Click for Cans Charity Drive — Simply click on your favorite NFL team helmet and Chunky Soup will donate one more can of soup to their Tackling Hunger effort.

• Coyote Ugly Gone Wild Tour — A copyright infringement if ever there was one, this (unauthorized, I'm sure) effort combines two unaffiliated brands to create a tour of "the hottest and sexiest interactive crowd pleasing routines" to be performed at your bar or club. This candidate for ugliest site I've ever seen even manages to steal photos and use copyrighted music from Christina Aguilera to further its business initiative. Check it out before a bunch of lawyers do.