Posted 10/05/2007 at 03:28:40am

*blink-blinks, face faults and dies from the sheer stupidity* I am rather surprised it's come to this. Though I guess it's to be expected. How long before we have to submit in writing and in triplicate copies that will eventually get lost, found, burned, burried, dug up and have to be resubmitted in order to get permission to link to a web site; even if it isn't a major corporation?

Posted 10/05/2007 at 03:18:09am

While I agree that yes people will sue over anything, in my opinion we still aren't getting the whole story. All we know is that the case (assumption here) went straight to court. This could be wrong and they could have tried to settle out of court by making VM (Virgin Mobile) pay a standard modeling fee in exchange for not taking them to court. Also what isn't said is whether or not this should be handled under US law or Australian law, I'm guessing US since that is where the lawsuit originated. But this can also be a good thing, as like they say in the business world: "Any exposure is good exposure."