I'm being sued by Ebaumsworld (possibly)
Created on: June 2nd, 2006
sound is from a popular ytmnd-day call-to-arms.
FORUM URL WAS: http://raidebaums.jconserv.net however it was taken down today. Thanks to TTE, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Araidebaums.jconserv.net&btnG=Google+Search proves that it existed.
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At first I assumed it was a prank, because any dumbass can make a fake name on AIM and say they're a lawyer. However, I was inclined to believe him because the owner of the company that hosted the forum confirmed that Ebaumsworld lawyers filed complaints to have my forum shut down. Again, I understand your skepticism.
A lawyer (a serious one, one who backs up threats) will not contact you through AIM. period. trust me on this one. also, they have no case, dude. they just wanted to scare you into taking down the site. like you said, it's freedom of speech. should they send you a letter through, call around for a lawyer who can give you a free consultation to help break down the situation; but trust me, it will be completely in your favor.
There's a limitation to the freedom of speech, commonly referred to as "Yelling Fire in a Crowded Theater." It means that Freedom of Speech has limits. You walk a very fine line with your arguement. Its still calling for the downfall of a site and people posted illegal ways to achieve that goal...It could go either way in court. I wish you the best of luck and hope you get out of this without a lawsuit.
To be fair, there's a difference between freedom and license. No one in our country is truly free as that would imply that one could, for example, walk around naked. Well, they could, but only for about three seconds. That's called license. What you did was spearhead an attack against a private company, which violates your rights, regardless of their douchebaggery.
anpbabaki, I/we get it. You think this is bullsh*t. Don't you have a goat you could be f*cking right now or something? Honestly, get the f*ck out of here already. Do something else. Try drinking whatever you find under the kitchen sink, for starters. I've heard it's good for someone of your intellectual caliber.
shudmeyer: I did not exactly spearhead an attack, but rather was host to articles that other people wrote about how to perform ping attacks. In all, pretty pathetic. The majority of it was concerned with actually inciting legal action against ebaumsworld, such as writing emails to their advertisers in the hope that they would recognize ebuamsworld's said douchebaggery and withdraw their sponsorship. Nothing actually happened though. Like I said, the entire effort was fairly pathetic and without effect.
Well, unless the lawyer presents you with documents, he can't charge you with sh*t. The legal processes in the US are very stringent, and by the same token legal threats are thrown around like f*cking candy. Even if you get a document, check the agency with which it was filed to make sure it's legitimate.
Vergeh: I thought putting in "f*ggotry" would provide for a nice contrast to the rest of the fairly formal structuring.
anpbabaki: "Scam"? If this were a scam, it would be a pretty useless one. The only thing I could possibly stand to gain from lying about this is recognition to my account name. Even if people sponsor this YTMND, I don't see a cent; it goes straight to Max. Give up. You're floundering around in your remedial grasp of logic as is. Save face and get the f*ck out.
This is f*cking bulsh*t...THERES NO MORE FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!! heres what happened to me "joseph's fanclub"
http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewThread&entryID=184585&categoryID=0&type=schools&schoolID=58997&viewType=0&schoolLevel=3&IsSticky=0&Mytoken=0978F9FE-F870-4531-B03A32D29F9E4E581390708390
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As of today (Thursday, June 8th), I have not recieved the phone call they claimed was coming, an official email, an official letter, or any other form of communication. Either they backed off or are taking their time. Either way, thanks for the support guys. I'll keep you posted if anything happens.
Aside from everyone saying that its BS, if we assume it is true and you set up a forum to "bring down" Ebaumsworld or whatever, it is potentially illegal as libel. Any untrue (and in many cases true) written words that result in the loss of money or other defamation is illegal. Most Western countries have laws against libel. "Freedom of speech" only goes so far. It doesn't protect a person's right to slander or libel. Even if eBaum is a big c*ck thief.
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