Online Extorsion

[BlackEleven]

An interesting article on online extorsion. Basically, "pay me money or I'll take your site off the Internet".

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printsto.../front/2867289

[CaramonLS]

your site will be attacked still long time

[Maritime Q-Scout]

How long until Calgary Puck is hit?

in mobster voice: gimme $2.67 or I'll shut down this site

[BlackEleven]

Originally posted by CaramonLS@Oct 28 2004, 05:19 PM
your site will be attacked still long time

All your bases are belong to us.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally posted by Maritime Q-Scout@Oct 28 2004, 09:48 PM
How long until Calgary Puck is hit?

in mobster voice: gimme $2.67 or I'll shut down this site

http://www.xenafan.com/movies/bod/images/johnny12.jpg

[Resolute 14]

Strongarming isnt the only way. A guy who runs a lacrosse fansite was shut down for months because he was threatened by a guy who trademarked the word "stealth" and was threatening small time sites to extort money out of them. A rather long discussion from an NLL fansite's message board about it.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally posted by FlamesAddiction+Oct 28 2004, 08:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FlamesAddiction @ Oct 28 2004, 08:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Maritime Q-Scout@Oct 28 2004, 09:48 PM
How long until Calgary Puck is hit?

in mobster voice: gimme $2.67 or I'll shut down this site

http://www.xenafan.com/movies/bod/images/johnny12.jpg [/b][/quote]
hahaha

that guy is *WAY* more intimidating than I, I think Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz is more intimidating than me