HardOCP said: “HardOCP was simply reporting the information that we believed to be accurate.”
Unfortunately, that’s not good enough. Kyle, the owner of HardOCP, did not call NewEgg to verify the distributor. He didn’t even call the supposed distributor. He heard a rumor from someone that works at NewEgg and proceeded to make slanderous accusations.
This is what happens when you believe that you can get “news” from anyone with a blog or website. The owner of HardOCP sounds very contrite for a guy that 48 hours ago was VERY VERY sure of his facts. I mean, look at how many of you just automatically assumed that anyone issueing a Cease and Desist order meant they were guilty.
Unsubstantiated rumor mongering causes harm to the reputation and bottom line of a perfectly innocent corporation. D&H could sue his ass to oblivion, but they probably won’t.
Oh, and this “I was just reporting what someone else said” BS doesn’t fly. It’s a trick that the MSM plays all day long and its just as reprehensible on small websites as it is on NBC News.
Oh, look. Suddenly no more posts about crying babies and shyster lawyers and countersueing for defamation. (Btw, ya can’t countersue if you haven’t been sued.)
So the moral of the story is: Know what you’re talking about before running off half-cocked and doing damage to a perfectly innocent person or company.