We went in and sat down with an attorney and showed them everything we had and his general opinion was that the other party was simply making baseless threats in order to get us to do what he wanted. Ultimately the attorney told us that if they decided to file a suit that it could ultimately...
The ex-affiliate sent some really silly demand emails with some ridiculous requests and after reading them I've personally come to the opinion that he's just trying to bully us into dropping the content to allow him to continue getting away with what he's been getting away with.
We'd really...
I've come to the same conclusion but I was looking for the advice so I could forward it on to my employer. I was wondering if it being a communication entered into a staff helpdesk had any bearing and whether the content of the emails would determine what was fair use or if it was simply a...
Yeah, really looking for some feedback from an attorney who has dealt with this sort of thing or that would be interested in just giving some very basic advice. Really it comes down to whether the owner should obtain counsel or if the threats are baseless.
Ummm what? Perhaps you didn't read the entire post as no counsel has been retained hence why I'm asking advice here... Trying to get a grasp on some of the more basic nuances of this issue.
Hello,
I've been working with a hosting provider for about two years and recently we had an affiliate that was committing affiliate fraud (which is a whole different issue, I'll go into detail if you desire).
The point is that the owner of the company terminated the affiliate's account for...