Comments on: Update On Sam Sethi Litigation: We Decline To Participate

By: Medical Spa MD UK

Medical Spa MD UK — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:32:40 +0000

Andy is absolutely correct in this. In the UK there are a greater number of laws (especially around medicine) that are archaic. Perhaps its just a factor of the length of time they’ve been around.

By: Frith Lane

Frith Lane — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:18:31 +0000

There is a simple way of getting into the UK without being stopped at the major airports.

Fly to Dublin, take a train to Belfast and then fly to a regional airport like Edinburgh. You will be in the UK without having had your passport checked other than for entry into Dublin, where they are unlikely to arrest you.

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 17:41:00 +0000

[...] would mean months or years in court and legal costs that could exceed £500,000. Instead, we declined to participate in the circus, and a default judgement was awarded against [...]

By: FOWA is coming. Let’s take a look at who’s launching what this year

FOWA is coming. Let’s take a look at who’s launching what this year — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:28:28 +0000

[...] (@garyvee) and Digg founder Kevin Rose (@kevinrose). Michael Arrington (@arrington) will be present via video link-up to deliver the results of the 2009 TechCrunch Web App survey (which it’s not too late to [...]

By: FOWA is coming. Let’s take a look at who’s launching what this year

FOWA is coming. Let’s take a look at who’s launching what this year — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:51:54 +0000

By: The Vortex: The Center Cannot Hold « The Guidewire

The Vortex: The Center Cannot Hold « The Guidewire — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:36:23 +0000

[...] should make that his Twitter bio. Anyway, Arrington says No Lawsuits Please; I’m Not British, which I’m sure will be a convincing argument to [...]

By: The Borderless Internet And Jurisdictional Disputes: A Growing Problem | PHP Hosts

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:27:39 +0000

[...] based in the US on US servers, Arrington (reasonably) felt that responding to the lawsuit itself made little practical sense. Even if he could have won the case (and from the details, the case seems patently ridiculous, more [...]

By: Paul Carr: An open letter to Sam Sethi, on the occasion of him completely losing his mind

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:28:10 +0000

[...] you’ve been following the whole Sam Sethi/TechCrunch lawsuit debacle (see here and here and here), you’ll want to read this post by Paul Carr as well, where he prints emails from [...]

By: An open letter to Sam Sethi, on the occasion of him completely losing his mind - Paul Carr: Bringing Nothing To The Party

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:01:40 +0000

[...] (not least by me), so I won’t rehash them here, save to say that Arrington and TechCrunch refused to recognise the jurisdiction of the UK courts in the case. And that in the absence of any representation from [...]

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:52 +0000

No, it’s not true for civil cases. Potentially a court *could* issue a warrant for his arrest, but it would be very unlikely.