Case was settled out of court. The plaintiff has sued 4 other companies. Issue was posting on a usenet newsgroup which is not the same as PPRuNe. PPRuNe is based offshore too so all sorts of problems with jurisdiction and besides all that we try to run a tight ship here. Occasionally something slips through but we try to correct it as soon as its pointed out. Also, in this case, the reason for the action was that someone was impersonating the doctor and defaming his reputation, which is a no no on PPRuNe
No precedent set but there is one sad individual who is trying his best to get PPRuNe closed down. Currently banned from here for being an irritant but then I suppose this post will just serve to infuriate him even more. Can't say more for now but will move this thread to the Non-Aviation Issues forum.
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Capt PPRuNe
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[This message has been edited by Capt PPRuNe (edited 31 March 2000).]