Re: Alfa-Digest Legal Fund

[Regan Dale Copple <copple@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

> krusty & digest.net, on the other hand, are a "hobby gone insane", as i put
> it on the IHC Digest a couple of weeks ago. krusty is simply a DBA, affording
> no real legal protection for my personal assets. this recent legal threat
> concerns me greatly as my house, property, etc., are directly at risk.
> i cannot walk away; i will do what is necessary to defend myself. however,
> if the cost of running the lists comes to, say, $2500 a year to defend
> against gratuitous lawsuits, then that is too high a price to pay for a
> "hobby gone insane" -- and the lists will have to go.
> 
> the letter i have received demands a retraction and an apology. i do not,
> in my judgement, owe any retraction or apology; i will simply defend myself,
> and expect to win. the implications of having to defend myself, however,
> are quite broad. this is a remarkably unpleasant situation.

	Allow me to propose a modest solution, the foundation of the
Alfa-Digest Legal Defense Fund, you provide an invaluable service to
myself and the rest of us with this forum that you so graciously provide
for us to exchange advice, opinions, and parts.  If it were to come to
that I would not hesitate to contribute my somewhat modest sum to the
furthering of your defense in any court of law.  I'm sure that there are
others who would feel the same way.  As a means of demonstrating what
kind of funds you could raise, if everyone on the AD were to contribute
just one dollar, what sum would that entail?  Only you know since you're
the one maintaining the list but now add to that everyone on all of the
lists that you maintain.  I would be willing to bet that it's a pretty
impressive sum.  I am responding to you personally and to the digest as a
means of throwing this out into the public opinion forum since I am
interested in hearing what others would have to say about this issue.

						Regards,
						Regan Copple
						79 Spider
						73 Montreal

"Black cars look better in the shade." - Gino Vanelli

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