Firm Threatens To Sue Consumer Websites For Harrassment

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports that RLP, a legal firm that sues shoplifters on behalf of retail groups, has shown its ignorance of the Streisand Effect by attempting to censor The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) and other consumer websites. RLP has accused CAB of harassment and is demanding that they and other consumer websites remove all 'defamatory posts' and publications. This is the latest salvo in a long running battle and although organizations like CAG (Consumer Action Group) have removed some offending posts, CAB and the Legal Beagles website are refusing to remove content and have accused RLP of trying to stifle reporting of adverse court judgments against them."

piracy != theft

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not theft. It's piracy. They aren't the same thing.

Oh, wait. Sorry. That was just habit.

Kids these days...

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Why, back in my day passing the bar was an effectively unfettered license to intimidate and extort practically anybody who couldn't afford the services of my colleagues.

Now with these 'inter-tubes', and moron with an ISP can mock, castigate, calluminate, and generally disrespect me. ME a Respectable Businessman. How dare they? This madness must end.

Re:Only compared to the utopic myth of USA

[Hognoxious]

A truly free country has none of this nanny-state loser-pays euro-faggot communism!

In the US he would have been down by half a million! Number one! Number one!