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Criticize Online, Get Fined

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-that's-just-plain-creapy dept.

maxpublic writes "Yet another outspoken critic of corporate America has been SLAPP'ed - only this time, Dan Whatley didn't even know he'd been sued until he was presented with a $450,000 judgement. For those who don't know, SLAPP stands for 'Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation' and is used to silence people who openly criticize thin-skinned corporations." In this case the company doing to suing is Xybernaut, the makers of wearable computers mentioned here many times in the past. This article is a must read. And now Xybernaut has joined Amazon and others on my list of Must-Avoid companies. This is a creepy run around the 1st Ammendment, and you should be aware.

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  1. cancer curing eggs? by freddyisthedevil · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Nora," ... "among several outspoken posters sued last year by Viragen, a small biotech firm in Florida that is trying to genetically engineer chickens to lay cancer-curing eggs" She deserves to be sued, speaking out against Mother Goose like that.

  2. America is the best nation in the World! by CAB · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    All Americans are free!

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  3. who is microsoft & why does everyone say they by Benjiman+McFree · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hmm??

    --he that be not ashamed shall have no source code to hide.

  4. who is microsoft & why does everyone say they_ by Benjiman+McFree · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hmm??

    using terrorism to control you with hidden code is certainley a better sell than piracy!,.. LOL..+6t

    --he that be not ashamed shall have no source code to hide.

  5. Re:bullshit taco by pcwhalen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is that on the menu? Doesn't sound tasty. Those Mexican restaurants will serve anything.

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  6. Nice troll. by El+Camino+SS · · Score: 1, Offtopic


    Please don't feed the trolls.

  7. Re:Another SLAPP. by boobookitty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone got a copy of Todd Hayes "Karen Carpenter Story" the anime biopic of dear departed one using Ken and Barbie as models? It had to be pulled from distro about 15 yrs ago, not because of objection from Carpenter survivors, or even from the record company (A&M?), but because Mattel chose to silence an indie filmmaker. SO even before SLAPP they were off the leash.