MetaFilter Founder Says Vacation Firm Forged Court Docs To Scotch Review 116
IonOtter (629215) writes Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter, has challenged a Cease & Desist letter from Sundance Vacations, a seller of time-shares with a reputation for aggressive sales tactics and suppression of criticism. Only this time, it seems that the plaintiff may have forged court documents ordering Mr. Haughey, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines to remove any and all mentions of the links and posts in question. Legal blog Popehat has picked this up as well, prompting Ken White to wryly note, "...Sundance Vacations is about to learn about the Streisand Effect." The story is gaining traction, and being picked up by Boing-Boing, as well as hitting the first page of search results on Google.
Yawn, already debunked (Score:5, Funny)
Sincerely,
Sundance Vacations
Re:Yawn, already debunked (Score:5, Funny)
This whole thing was just a big prank, and there was no crime involved.
Sincerely,
Sundance Vacations
Are you sure? I have this time sharing lawyer I can let you in on. Yep, your very own lawyer* to use.
Sincerely, Sundance Lawfirm.
* Lawyer is only good for 1 week out of the year. That week will be assigned to you. Lawyer isn't certified in the state you live in. Chances are, it's still a law student. No refunds.