PetsWarehouse vs. Mailing List 643
klaun writes "Salon is running a story about a federal suit against members of an Internet mailing list. Seems a company got a bad review on the list and the owner sued the person that said it and everyone who agreed. But the case grew bigger from there, including a suit against the legal defense fund set up to support members of the list being sued and anyone who linked to the defense fund. The ultimate rub of it all is that it basically worked. Most of the defendants have settled." This is a truly bizarre story.
dot coms ran out of VC's to screw... (Score:4, Funny)
someday they'll hafta make profit the old fashioned way... sell a good/service that ppl want at a decent price...
Re:dot coms ran out of VC's to screw... (Score:3, Funny)
PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:5, Funny)
You are welcome to post your agreement below.
Re:I don't know (Score:1, Funny)
PetsWarehouse sucks ass (Score:1, Funny)
Come shut me up! Don't buy for petSWEARhouse cause if you do you'll be sure to swear! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Re:PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:3, Funny)
Satan can not effectively and profitably doom souls and turn humanity to the evils of sin in a community where sladerous remarks can confuse consumers and associate his practices with those of the ill reputed petswarehouse.com.
Expect a call from my lawyer, Satan. (not that his choice of earthly career should be a surprise at this point
Satan's Lawyer's Billing Rate: (Score:3, Funny)
Cease and Desist (Score:1, Funny)
In other news... (Score:1, Funny)
Oh...crap...now I'll probably get sued for making a joke about them suing
Re:PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Countersuits (Score:2, Funny)
> Hell, where's the DoJ nailing this bastard for violation of civil liberties?
Can't do that -- all their resources are tied up defending Micorsoft right now.
Re:PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:3, Funny)
Re:PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:4, Funny)
I agree : everyone should know that Robert Novak is performing gruesome experiments involving duct tape and small rodents, infecting baby animals with various assorted viruses before shipping them to unsuspecting american youths, selling pools specially fitted for seal clubbing contests, and selling aquarium rocks that are in fact the bones that remain from their daily slaughter of cute fury critters that they eviscerate before eating their still beating heart.
And they are terrorists (but then, who isn't these days...).
petSWEARhouse, buy from them and you'll be swearing!
tragic... (Score:3, Funny)
I can see it now...
Jutkers News Service:
In a ruling today, the federal supreme court ruled that opinions are now all illegal. The justices were split, with half saying "I'm not prepared to issue a statement at this time that might be construded as something libel" the other justices had this to say reading from a prepared statement. "Citizens who engage in 'opinions' now must be ready to be held accountable for those 'opinions' in a court of law. The willy-nilly saying what you think will only bring you trouble. They should keep their mouths shut and enjoy the free open society they are lucky to have"
A press conference that was held later, the justices were asked what they thought this meant for free speech. Their response, reading from a prepared statement "Free speech isn't so free anymore... people just opening their mouths is bad business. If any person can just go out and do 'free speech' stuff including opinions and observations, what kind of world would we live in. Companies spend millions on marketing campaigns just so some person can go on a website and say 'I had bad service' thus ruining millions of dollars of advertising. Suddenly that free speech isn't so cheap anymore. What happens when that company goes out of business and all those people lose there jobs! Don't you see, by that person opening their mouth once it ruined a whole company"
The reporter countered asking "What if the company really had bad service?" Justice millhouse responded slowly, reading through a couple of pages. "It has been our observation that businesses never treat a customer poorly, because it would be bad business. If someone has bad service, they've brought it upon themselves, and they are to blame."
Pretty much the rest of the press conference went on with the same thing. I'd like to comment more on this but I feel my opinions would land me in a lawsuit, or worse jail.
God Bless America, the home of the free and brave...
I'm Suing You (Score:2, Funny)
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>-- Don't trust anyone with a user number lower than 10,000.
You have defamed me for the last time, Dan! I will not stand for this sort of character assasination. I'll see you in court!
We've done the one thing we can do (Score:2, Funny)
Re:PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:5, Funny)
Wow...Satan represents himself...he must not be a very good lawyer...I would have thought he'd get a call from the "devil's advocate."
Re:PetsWarehouse = Satanism (Score:3, Funny)
Scientologists on the other hand.....
Jaysyn
Re:Nature's defense (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's too bad, but this is a common tactic (Score:3, Funny)
You tell 'em, Anonymous Coward!
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Re:Dialing 1-800-991-3299 frivolously would be wro (Score:1, Funny)
now you've done it (Score:5, Funny)
Oops! With this post, *I'm* a defendant.
I've dealt with this kind of behavior before from those who represent themseloves. Yes, it can be expensive to handle along the way.
But guess what, punk: I *am* a lawyer, and my hourly is $400. If you want to start this, go for it; my kids want to go to college, and I'll have your inventory and 25% of your paycheck for the next 20 years . .
hawk, esq., hoping the frivolous papers come his way . . .
Re:They reap what they sow (Score:1, Funny)
Why bother with expensive inventory if you can make lawsuits your main money earner.
In fact the worse their service the more money the stand to make from lawsuits.
Gomez no longer certifies merchants (Score:3, Funny)