Sunday, May 06, 2007
In which I get another slashdot article published.
A simple matter of reading and forwarding Howard.
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Microsoft, Best Buy Face Racketeering Suit
Journal written by arbitraryaardvark (845916) and posted by kdawson on Saturday May 05, @02:28PM
from the one-way-to-sign-up-customers dept.
The Courts Microsoft User Journal
15 judges of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals have unanimously reversed dismissal of a RICO class action suit against Microsoft and Best Buy, which claims the companies engaged in fraud in promoting Microsoft's MSN online service. (RICO is a statute originally intended to help prosecutors go after organized crime.) Quoting: "The case started after James Odom bought a PC-based laptop at a Contra Costa County Best Buy store. Data about the purchase was sent to Microsoft as part of a joint marketing agreement between the companies. Microsoft then signed Mr. Odom up for its MSN Internet service and, after a free trial period, began billing him for it." Howard Bashman's How Appealing blog has more details on the reversal, including a paraphrase from one of the appellate judges that "all blame rests with the U.S. Supreme Court for allowing the 'outlandish' result that a claim such as this can be pursued under RICO."
That's the editor's rewrite of my post. I'm not complaining.
My version looked like this:
Microsoft faces racketeering suit
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Saturday May 05, @07:49AM
User Journal
15 Judges of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a RICO class action suit against Microsoft and Best Buy, which claims the companies engaged in fraud in promoting Microsoft's online service. Odum v Microsoft (pdf.) Howard Bashman's How Appealing blog has more.
The case started after James Odom bought a PC-based laptop at a Contra Costa County Best Buy store. Data about the purchase was sent to Microsoft as part of a joint marketing agreement between the companies. Microsoft then signed Mr. Odom up for its MSN Internet service and, after a free trial period, began billing him for it.
That was all done without his knowledge or agreement, he says, reports centralvalleybusinesstimes.com .
Suggested tags: Microsoft, itsatrap
A simple matter of reading and forwarding Howard.
arbitraryaardvark (845916)
gtbear@gmail.com
shown as gtbear&gmail,com
http://vark.blogspot.com/
Karma: Excellent
Microsoft, Best Buy Face Racketeering Suit
Journal written by arbitraryaardvark (845916) and posted by kdawson on Saturday May 05, @02:28PM
from the one-way-to-sign-up-customers dept.
The Courts Microsoft User Journal
15 judges of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals have unanimously reversed dismissal of a RICO class action suit against Microsoft and Best Buy, which claims the companies engaged in fraud in promoting Microsoft's MSN online service. (RICO is a statute originally intended to help prosecutors go after organized crime.) Quoting: "The case started after James Odom bought a PC-based laptop at a Contra Costa County Best Buy store. Data about the purchase was sent to Microsoft as part of a joint marketing agreement between the companies. Microsoft then signed Mr. Odom up for its MSN Internet service and, after a free trial period, began billing him for it." Howard Bashman's How Appealing blog has more details on the reversal, including a paraphrase from one of the appellate judges that "all blame rests with the U.S. Supreme Court for allowing the 'outlandish' result that a claim such as this can be pursued under RICO."
That's the editor's rewrite of my post. I'm not complaining.
My version looked like this:
Microsoft faces racketeering suit
[ Edit | Delete | 145 Comments | #170991 ]
Saturday May 05, @07:49AM
User Journal
15 Judges of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a RICO class action suit against Microsoft and Best Buy, which claims the companies engaged in fraud in promoting Microsoft's online service. Odum v Microsoft (pdf.) Howard Bashman's How Appealing blog has more.
The case started after James Odom bought a PC-based laptop at a Contra Costa County Best Buy store. Data about the purchase was sent to Microsoft as part of a joint marketing agreement between the companies. Microsoft then signed Mr. Odom up for its MSN Internet service and, after a free trial period, began billing him for it.
That was all done without his knowledge or agreement, he says, reports centralvalleybusinesstimes.com .
Suggested tags: Microsoft, itsatrap
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