Re: UKNM: How to deal with rogue websites

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Jo Chipchase wrote:

> 

> 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 ;) 


> 

> 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.


stefan


> Opinions please.  :)

> 

> Jo.

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