Archive for Category: Defamation

Media Release - EFA welcomes Whirlpool lawsuit back-down

Wed 19-Sep-2007

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today welcomed the decision by software vendor 2Clix Australia Pty Ltd (2Clix) to abandon their lawsuit against Internet forum site Whirlpool.net.au.

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Media Release - EFA condemns Whirlpool lawsuit

Wed 12-Sep-2007

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today condemned a lawsuit filed against the operator of whirlpool.net.au, one of Australia’s largest online discussion forums.Some messages posted in the Whirlpool forums have criticised the products and services offered by software company 2Clix Australia Pty Ltd (2Clix). The lawsuit alleges that the operator of Whirlpool has maliciously published those comments, with the intention of damaging 2Clix’s business. 2Clix claims that these comments have caused a “severe downturn in monthly sales” of approximately $150,000 per month.

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