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Blogger Sued By Restaurant For Bad Review

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-steak-for-you dept.

Voulnet writes "A recently opened Benihana branch in Kuwait sued 248am.com, a well known Kuwaiti blog, for posting a bad restaurant review about its food, asking for the blog to be shut and more than $17,500 in damages (5000 KD). Kuwaiti bloggers everywhere have announced their support for the reviewing blogger; even though it is highly unlikely the restaurant will get anything from the court, since journalists are almost always favored in libel cases in Kuwaiti courts. It seems Benihana hasn't heard of Cooks source magazine."

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  1. I'm for free speech and all by TommydCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    but... those dudes have really large knives!

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  2. Re:Streisand effect in 3...2...1... by reub2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot effect in 3...2...1...

    Oh wait, I'm fairly certain it has already started.

  3. Boycott? by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd say I was boycotting them in retaliation for this, but the truth is there was no way I was going to pay for their ridiculously overpriced menu in the first place! If I want expensive entertainment, I'll hire a stripper.

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    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
    1. Re:Boycott? by mattack2 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Charlie? You're already posting to Slashdot, right out of rehab?