Re: UKNM: How to deal with rogue websites

[Jo Chipchase]

>> I'm writing a feature for Internet Works on 'rogue' (anti-corporate)

>> websites and how companies should deal with them.

>

>whoo-hoo. I'll reply to your message and get a career-boosting quote in

>some rag I've never heard of ;) 


Who said I'll include you?  ;)

 

>> I'm thinking of the likes of MacSpotlight, Untied Airlines, British

>> Scareways, etc.

>> 

>> It would appear that a laissez-faire approach (rather than litigation) is

>> best, as a prolonged court case simply draws attention to the rogue site (a

>> la Mac Spotlight).  Providing answers to the issues raised on the rogue

>> site would seem to be another sensible strategy.

>

>a little corrective history:

>

>the mcspotlight (sp) site was built to support the McLibel 2. The court

>case was not caused by the website, but rather the other way round.

>No-one from McSpotlight has ever been sued by McDonalds.


ok - cheers.


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