TechSued
It was only a matter of time before something like this popped up for TechCrunch. I’m sure there have been all sorts of different negative responses and probably even some nasty threats to Michael Arrington, either on TechCrunch or his personal blog, CrunchNotes, but reading over the lawsuit by Shannon Terry, Rivals.com, on TechCrunch, it has definitely been taken to that next level. I’m sure there are all sorts of arguments that can be made by both parties. TechCrunch articles obviously carry a lot of weight in the industry, and there are a lot of harsh comments posted by readers. But that’s hardly grounds for a lawsuit, and I think this says it best:
I am still not prepared to respond directly to the letter below. However, I do want to reach out directly to Shannon Terry and say this: I offer you the opportunity to to respond in writing to my initial post and refute any fact or opinion that is stated in that post. I will publish your unedited response here on TechCrunch, giving it full and equal publicity to the original post. In fact, I’ll leave it up on the top of page one for a full 24 hours, and you can choose the day you would like it published. It will remain permanently on TechCrunch and will have a distinct URL. It can be any length you feel is appropriate, and you can link to whatever supporting documents you like. (11:42 pm PST 4/13/08)
Although I’d be interested in reading a response, I don’t think anyone in Terry’s position ever win in these situations. However, I probably would have said the same thing about that lawsuit.