RE: Re: URGENT - Legal Advice

[Stuart Whyte <lists@xxxxxxx>]

What is this guy on???

-----Original Message-----
From: Ross McLachlan [mailto:ross@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 July 2002 12:22
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: URGENT - Legal Advice


Here's the companies critisms , http://www.rossmc.co.uk/smoothwall.txt
.


Ross.

----- Original Message -----
From: "librashagger" <jerome@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 12:03 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: URGENT - Legal Advice


> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark McCall" <mark@a...>
wrote:
> > I have been contacted this morning with regard to a review
that
> was
> > published on my site.  The other party threaten legal action
and
> as a result
> > I have removed the review in its entirety.
> >
> > As you know, Automated Home UK is run as a hobby and has
> neither the time
> > nor the resources to fight any legal battle.
> >
> > This has really shaken me up this morning, and puts the
> whole future of my
> > website very much in doubt.
> >
> > I would appreciate contact off list from anyone in the legal
> profession who
> > could advise me on any steps I can take to ensure this can't
> happen again.
> > If this cannot be resolved then I may close the site.
>
> Don't worry - they are on very unsteady ground threatening you. 
It
> is a review, and as such is fair comment, and an opinion piece. If
> it is an unfavourable review of someone's product, i'd put it back
> up and invite the company/individual to respond to the criticisms
> publically.
>
> It's a review, reviews are not illegal.  If Jonathan Ross slags
off a
> film on TV, do the film companies sue for loss of box-office? Of
> course not, and they are americans. AFAIK, in the UK, only
> slander/libel online has been litigated, by dear old Laurence
> Godfrey. Unless you called the manufacturer's parenting or
> sexual preferences into question, you'll be fine. Tell us who it
is
> too, so we can avoid the wannabe-litigious bastards too.
>
> Courage,
>
> Jerome
>
>
>
>
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