Comments on: Blogger sued for trade libel http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/blogger_sued_fo.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: brand propecia http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/blogger_sued_fo.html/comment-page-1#comment-59245 brand propecia Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:23:21 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/blogger-sued-for-trade-libel.html#comment-59245 <a> brand propecia </a>. brand propecia .

]]> By: Valkor http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/blogger_sued_fo.html/comment-page-1#comment-59244 Valkor Wed, 17 May 2006 22:14:35 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/blogger-sued-for-trade-libel.html#comment-59244 The guy's blog is named in the story. Go there for a great play-by-play of the whole mess. Fortunately, the whole thing has been dropped because of the embarrassment it caused for the suing parties. This advertising company pulled out the two biggest, clumsiest hammers in its legal tool box, defamation and copyright infringement, and tried to smash the guy. That's the problem with those two accusations. They can be thrown around so easily, and no little guy can count on a reasonable judge to dismiss the case or free aid from something like the EFF. The problem with defamation suits will probably have to be fixed with the courts, but the copyright laws can and should be changed to make it obvious that an infringement charge in a situation like this is just ridiculous. The guy’s blog is named in the story. Go there for a great play-by-play of the whole mess. Fortunately, the whole thing has been dropped because of the embarrassment it caused for the suing parties.

This advertising company pulled out the two biggest, clumsiest hammers in its legal tool box, defamation and copyright infringement, and tried to smash the guy. That’s the problem with those two accusations. They can be thrown around so easily, and no little guy can count on a reasonable judge to dismiss the case or free aid from something like the EFF. The problem with defamation suits will probably have to be fixed with the courts, but the copyright laws can and should be changed to make it obvious that an infringement charge in a situation like this is just ridiculous.

]]> By: Michael Risch http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/04/blogger_sued_fo.html/comment-page-1#comment-59243 Michael Risch Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:51:50 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/04/blogger-sued-for-trade-libel.html#comment-59243 Too bad this isn't in California - this would make for a great anti-SLAPP motion. Too bad this isn’t in California – this would make for a great anti-SLAPP motion.

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