Comments on: Sam Sethi: The Lawsuit

By: UK Libel Law Is Out Of Control. We Know From Experience. | Submitter

UK Libel Law Is Out Of Control. We Know From Experience. | Submitter — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:30:26 +0000

[...] record talking about how he committed fraud and other crimes (see “our second response” here, as well as here and [...]

By: UK Libel Law Is Out Of Control. We Know From Experience.

UK Libel Law Is Out Of Control. We Know From Experience. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:37:33 +0000

[...] record talking about how he committed fraud and other crimes (see “our second response” here, as well as here and [...]

By: The Rise and Fall of Blognation: Follow up | CloudAve

The Rise and Fall of Blognation: Follow up | CloudAve — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:56:50 +0000

[...] There are also recent developments not covered in the old posts or these letters below. First, Sethi has been sued by former employee Oliver Starr for unpaid wages, and that case is ongoing. Second, Sethi has admitted that in November 2006 he was barred from being a director or manager of any company for eight years following the order. He was subject to criminal prosecution and would be personally responsible for debts of a company if he contravened the order. Sethi now says he had the order overturned which may or may not be true. We’re trying to track down the facts that led to the order – whatever they are, they can’t be pretty. Source: CrunchNotes. [...]

By: Enterprise Hacks Opining On The Law, And Other Blogging Tragedies

Enterprise Hacks Opining On The Law, And Other Blogging Tragedies — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:09:34 +0000

[...] ignoring the issue, though. We explained the factual basis of our story in great detail in letters back to Sethi’s attorney. Again, read those letters and try to come away thinking Sethi is a decent human being. It’s [...]

By: Rise and fall of Blognation Follow up | TechWag

Rise and fall of Blognation Follow up | TechWag — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:20:05 +0000

[...] With its usual aplomb, Techcrunch does do a response, after covering the basics of the story. This is truly one of the more interesting articles to read because it sums up the whole Blognation saga, including some of the major players who took their disagreements with Sam online, and in public. Once the public got hold of it, the internet blog storm was off and running. Regardless of the outcome, Blognation did fail, and it did not secure the funding that it was trying to get. While many folks would like to put the latter part of 2007 out of their minds as a bad time, the lawsuit just brings the whole thing back into the forefront of what people are talking about. There are also recent developments not covered in the old posts or these letters below. First, Sethi has been sued by former employee Oliver Starr for unpaid wages, and that case is ongoing. Second, Sethi has admitted that in November 2006 he was barred from being a director or manager of any company for eight years following the order. He was subject to criminal prosecution and would be personally responsible for debts of a company if he contravened the order. Sethi now says he had the order overturned which may or may not be true. We’re trying to track down the facts that led to the order – whatever they are, they can’t be pretty. Source: Techcrunch [...]

By: John S. James

John S. James — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:28:49 +0000

I haven’t followed this dispute and cannot comment on it, but the larger problem is that there are 200 countries in the world with all sorts of laws. The UK has become notorious for letting rich people almost anywhere use its libel laws to harass free speech. It’s becoming the Marshall, Texas of the English Channel.

There is a serious effort in Congress to partially protect Americans by preventing U.S. courts from enforcing abusive foreign judgments here.

Ultimately it will not be possible to run a society or do much of anything while subject to millions of laws from 200 countries — including many laws created by corrupt governments for abusive purposes. As globalization proceeds, people and governments everywhere will need to develop ways to resist such abuse.

By: TechCrunch editor defaults in libel case by former employee | UpOff.com

TechCrunch editor defaults in libel case by former employee | UpOff.com — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:50:15 +0000

[...] can read both Sethi’s version of the story, and Arrington’s version, which tell two different tales of Sethi’s work at TechCrunch [...]

By: Another day, another decision you need to know | AccMan

Another day, another decision you need to know | AccMan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:28:07 +0000

[...] decided early on that the UK was not the place he/they wished to play out this drama. They’re based in the US and thought, rationally or otherwise, that the best place to fight [...]

By: Update On Sam Sethi Litigation: We Decline To Participate

Update On Sam Sethi Litigation: We Decline To Participate — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:06:34 +0000

[...] to our June post on the…absurd…Sam Sethi litigation. Our lawyers sent a letter letting them know that we [...]

By: Did Techcrunch really kill Blognation? Time – and the courts – will tell | techfluential.com

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:49:43 +0000

[...] a squeak away from my deadline as usual – Michael Arrington went public with details of an impending lawsuit against Silicon Valley’s Techcrunch from London’s very own Sam Sethi. And, as lawsuits [...]