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Software Company Sues Popular Australian Forum

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'd-like-to-sue-a-bar-where-someone-was-mean-to-me dept.

Pugzly writes "In a recent announcement on the Whirlpool front page, it appears that accounting software maker 2clix is suing the founder of the forums as the founder "allowed statements 'relating to the Plaintiff and its software product that are both false and malicious' to be published on the Whirlpool forums."

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  1. It happens by clickclickdrone · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I had someone make derogotory comments about some training firm on one of my sites and said firm emailed to ask we pulled the comment otherwise they might need to get legal on us. We pulled it. The firm were fairly reasonable about the whole thing given it took a week or so (ahem, the admin for the forum section had forgotton his pw).
    There was no real reason not to comply - it was a silly comment with nothing to back it up, from memory 'anyone know a good IT trainer? I tried xxx but they were crap and tried to fleece me out of more money'.
    Wouldn't have minded but when I looked it up, it had been there 3 years.

    --
    I want a list of atrocities done in your name - Recoil
  2. Now I Will Remember 2clix by GaryPatterson · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'd never heard of them before, but now I have. I now know that they're overly sensitive to criticism and resort to litigation as a way of resolving complaints.

    I'll be certain to avoid them in future and recommend against such a dangerous company if ever I get the chance.

    Thanks 2clix, you've revealed your true colours.

    (I'm an Australian, living in Melbourne)

  3. This is what probably caused the action... by Col+Bat+Guano · · Score: 4, Interesting
    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=628356&r=12820406#r12820406

    The forum thread had been running for many months, but in late August there was some real action starting to occur on getting information for legal action against 2clix.

    My guess is that they would like to shut the thread down and prevent more people from getting involved in suing them.