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droopydrew19 · 11-04-2009, 02:10 PM

Months ago I was displeased with a service I paid for from an American internet company and posted my displeasure on some websites. I explained how I felt the service sucked and how it cost me a great deal of money (in the thousands) and obviously that did not look good to the company I was dealing with.

The US company was able to figure out that I had posted the remarks and contacted me (not that I was trying to hide it) Their owner threatened legal action on me unless I withdrew the posts as he said it was damaging to his business. I didnt really fear him but I obliged him and had the posts removed as he seemed like he wanted to make things right and was talking about compensating me for the problems I had in the past.

It has been months now and all I get is the same run around that I got before, buck passing, the cheque is in the mail kind of crap. I definitely feel like I am being played. I acted in good faith but they cant.

So I am left to wonder... Can an American company come after me, a Canadian, for telling the world on the internet that I feel I was screwed over? Is that slanderous? Anyone have any experience with this?

11-04-2009, 02:10 PM	#1
droopydrew19 Safari Stan Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: 3rd trailer on the left Exp:	Free Speech on the Internet? or Slander? Months ago I was displeased with a service I paid for from an American internet company and posted my displeasure on some websites. I explained how I felt the service sucked and how it cost me a great deal of money (in the thousands) and obviously that did not look good to the company I was dealing with. The US company was able to figure out that I had posted the remarks and contacted me (not that I was trying to hide it) Their owner threatened legal action on me unless I withdrew the posts as he said it was damaging to his business. I didnt really fear him but I obliged him and had the posts removed as he seemed like he wanted to make things right and was talking about compensating me for the problems I had in the past. It has been months now and all I get is the same run around that I got before, buck passing, the cheque is in the mail kind of crap. I definitely feel like I am being played. I acted in good faith but they cant. So I am left to wonder... Can an American company come after me, a Canadian, for telling the world on the internet that I feel I was screwed over? Is that slanderous? Anyone have any experience with this?