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Old 03-27-2008, 01:15 PM
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Volvo forum killed, could this happen to us?
One of the Volvo forums I follow recently went into service mode, and now shows the following message:

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forum.php

Which basically states that the forum has been intentionally closed because A) some business felt slighted and B) the forum owners felt they were at litigational risk. They also apparently got a lot of rude flack over the whole ordeal too, which I'm sure contributed to their deciding that it wasn't worth their personal risk to keep the forum open.

The website for this forum is in the UK, and the people concerned are likely there too, but the US seems to be ever so much more willing to feed its lawyer contingent. Is there any chance something similar could befall us?
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Old 03-27-2008, 01:16 PM
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Old 03-27-2008, 01:17 PM
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Old 03-27-2008, 01:37 PM
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I read the reasons they closed that forum in the UK. We have something here that protects us. It's the first amendment.
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IIRC, Mercedes Benz had a problem with MBshop -> MBshop is still here.
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I read the reasons they closed that forum in the UK. We have something here that protects us. It's the first amendment.
Thank God they put those damned amendments in the Constitution. They really come in handy sometimes!
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Thank God they put those damned amendments in the Constitution. They really come in handy sometimes!
Yep..... Godly men wrote them....
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Sorry their Matt, I clicked on the edit button of your post by mistake when I was trying to quote you.

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...and DiamlerChrysler is gone. Remind me to never mess with Bill Wood.
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DC sued mercedesshop a few years ago. We almost lost the website.

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...and DiamlerChrysler is gone. Remind me to never mess with Bill Wood.
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DC sued mercedesshop a few years ago. We almost lost the website.



Bill "Chuck" Wood.
Really?!?!?!?

What happened, if you don't mind me asking?
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I remember that.. It had to do with service/shop manuals.. It was silly, really..

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Really?!?!?!?

What happened, if you don't mind me asking?
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