Comments on: Libel Lawsuits and Real Estate Bloggers

By: Tony Sena

Tony Sena — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:52:03 +0000

I believe there is also a real estate agent in Miami that is being sued by a developer for information he reported on his blog about the development not moving forward.

It is a tragedy that these corporations are using their size and money to attack those that are sharing their opinions.

Good luck Vlad!

By: Andree

Andree — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:07:21 +0000

Right on. We need to fight this kind of pressure on real estate bloggers on every level

By: Gary Sattelberger

Gary Sattelberger — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:18:21 +0000

Vlad, I wish you the best of luck to resolve this matter with positive result.

As a new blogger I am very wary, to say the least, of steeping into something like this. It’s a travesty when the bigger fish try to step on the smaller ones, seems like free speech gets stepped on way to much these days.

Hopefully, the blogging word will pick up on this and spread the word.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:04:27 +0000

Thank you Greg,

Since you brought up the fact of me being raised in former Soviet Union I have to say that my “opponents” came from Iran where they were persecuted for their beliefs as well, so I am sure they can appreciate the “land of the free” as much as I do.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:00:31 +0000

Thanks,

I can’t tell you how much support I receive, from visitors from Greg’s blog.

It has been two days since they have issued their latest threat. I am not sure how long it takes to file a suit in CA.

What amazes me that these guys have no interaction in todays world of viral marketing and social media. The founder and CEO of ePerks has one contact on LinkedIn zero activity on any social network.

They are shooting themselves in the foot.

By: Roberta Murphy

Roberta Murphy — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:51:20 +0000

Tom,

I am watching this case closely and would encourage all bloggers (and their vendors) to make at least a casual study of libel law. The e-perks situation seems to be more about strong-armed intimidation than protection of any good reputation (or what’s left of it at this point).

By: Greg Swann

Greg Swann — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:28:36 +0000

Bless you for doing this, Tom. I wrote the post I did with one of two objectives in mind, either to get them to see that the cure was worse than the disease or to get them to pick on someone more their own size. Neither strategy worked, alas, so I’m delighted to hear your voice in the chorus against this injustice. Here’s the ironic twist no novelist would ever expect you to believe: Vlad was raised in the Soviet Union. I’m sure he expected more from “the land of the free” than he is getting.