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Re: Xybernaut sues for defamation

From: Doug Sutherland <>
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 14:04:39 -0600

Vito Miliano wrote:

> Xybernaut sued him for defamation over message board
> postings where he criticizes the CEO and vice-chairman
> of Xybernaut.

Wow. That is too much. I really doubt that Xybernaut can
win that lawsuit. Think about all the M$ flaming on the
net: they could sue half of the population of the world,
and there are hundreds of M$ bashing sites out there.
How about this one ...

http://www.bushorchimp.com/
LOL. Bush can't stop this!

In my opinion, if you want to be in any kind of business
(or politics), you have to be willing to accept criticism
from competitors, customers, and everyone else too. But
this story really makes me think twice about what I say
on the net, I just mentioned Xybernaut here a few days
ago, and I mentioned Via some time ago. Did I mention
that they both suck? hahahahaha.

> These types of lawsuits are called SLAPPs, Strategic
> Lawsuits Against Public Participation; essentially
> corporate quelling of free speech.

<g> So flames lead to slaps huh. Ain't that a kick in
the pants. Only in the USA. Any other country would
laugh at this kind of lawsuit. Better watch out, because
Dan Whatley will tell the teacher on you, maybe your
mother too. Just wait till dad gets home. The article
says that Xybernaut is a profitless wearable company.
The other day I said I'm smart enough to know that I
can't compete with them. Maybe I was wrong :) Oops,
please don't foward to Whatley. He'd have difficulty
suing me from outside the borders of murrica anywho.

> If Xybernaut and its management are petty and
> invective enough to frivolously sue over message
> board posts that they simply don't like, then I
> will not do business with them.

Cool, Vito. Onorevole.

  -- Doug

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