How do I deal with Acacia?!

Sumrpal · 2003-10-24, 04:16 PM

Don't be so sure about that Ramster. Shilli (Chris) in Toronto got a legal notice .. not just a regular mail letter .. about his paysite. The problem is, he's hosted in the US. I think if your host is in the US, you could be vulnerable to Acacia. This is just conjecture on my part, I'm not a lawyer.

This whole episode is very strange. Acacia has to know that any notice sent by regular mail is worthless in court. There is no way of establishing delivery or receipt of the notice .... unless the recipient acknowledges receipt on a board or some other published media.

Stop posting that you received a notice in the mail!

If I were a US webmaster who received one of these letters, I'd be taking it to the FBI, or some such department. These letters are clearly just scare tactics that would never hold up in court (the way they were delivered). In my opnion, by definition, this is extortion by threat through the mail across state borders. Is it not? That's only my opinion, and a very uninformed opinion at that since I don't know all US law.

Still, this seems really strange to me. Acacia has got to know that these letters are going to cause them more grief than good. Very strange.

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Now watch .... Ramster and I will get a letter.

2003-10-24, 04:16 PM	#1
Sumrpal If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 241	Don't be so sure about that Ramster. Shilli (Chris) in Toronto got a legal notice .. not just a regular mail letter .. about his paysite. The problem is, he's hosted in the US. I think if your host is in the US, you could be vulnerable to Acacia. This is just conjecture on my part, I'm not a lawyer. This whole episode is very strange. Acacia has to know that any notice sent by regular mail is worthless in court. There is no way of establishing delivery or receipt of the notice .... unless the recipient acknowledges receipt on a board or some other published media. Stop posting that you received a notice in the mail! If I were a US webmaster who received one of these letters, I'd be taking it to the FBI, or some such department. These letters are clearly just scare tactics that would never hold up in court (the way they were delivered). In my opnion, by definition, this is extortion by threat through the mail across state borders. Is it not? That's only my opinion, and a very uninformed opinion at that since I don't know all US law. Still, this seems really strange to me. Acacia has got to know that these letters are going to cause them more grief than good. Very strange. ********************************************* Now watch .... Ramster and I will get a letter.