Chamber files lawsuit against "Elmer Fudd"

The Sun News ^ | Tuesday, Sep. 08, 2009 | David Wren

[PilotDave]

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against an unknown person using the Internet screen name "Elmer Fudd," claiming the person posted false and defamatory information about the organization on discussion boards hosted by The Sun News.

The posts, which appeared on the comment sections of several stories last week, claimed the Horry County Sheriff's Department had conducted raids at the chamber and other businesses. The posts also claimed that computers were seized from those businesses, although a sheriff's department spokesman said no raids occurred and no computers were seized.

"The claims were absolutely false," said Cherie Blackburn, a lawyer representing the chamber of commerce. Blackburn termed the posts "a vicious cyber defamation campaign" in court documents filed Friday in Conway.

[PilotDave]

I just can't resist a headline like this. My home town... People shoplifting entire cases of beer in their pants, man raping horse, and now this. I just hope that Bugs Bunny isn't involved...

[Uncle Miltie]

"I got you wascally buweaucwats!"

[buccaneer81]

In other news, Rahm Emmanuel was spotted looking tan and rested after a relaxing holiday weekend in Myrtle Beach.

[Viking2002]

Sweet Jesus, what are you people lacing your water with up there?

[PilotDave]

The funniest thing is, this paper always allows comments on it’s online stories. Except for this one. Which is about comments on it’s news stories. My head hurts.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Fudd ping

[Viking2002]

The ol', 'Do as I say, not as I do' bilge. Lamestream hypocrites. LOL

[BlackElk]

Of course, this is an utterly frivolous lawsuit since one cannot defame an organization. If one says: the San Francisco police are brutal, the San Francisco police have no cause pf action. If one says that the Bank of America is run by thieves (unspecified as to names), the Bank of America has no cause of action. If one says that some chamber of commerce misbehaves, likewise. If someone says that the local sheriff (a public figure) has misbehaved, he will have to prove what is essentially unprovable (what the courts call “actual malice” hut is far harder to prove than those words suggest) under relevant court precedents starting with 1964 SCOTUS decision in New York Times vs. Sullivan.

[rvoitier]

I guess it's just the cynic in me but when I read, "false and defamatory information ," I thought the information posted must be highly accurate.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Friend of yours?

[Fudd Fan]

It wasn’t me, I was on vacation that week.

[Fudd Fan]

Seems someone also wants to defame the name of Fudd. BASS TURDS.

[mikrofon]

[csvset]

Fwiw, here's a pic of Cherie Blackburn.

[Richard Kimball]

She’s kinda cute. I wouldn’t mind doing to her what lawyers have been... aw, you know where I was going with this.

[csvset]

If she were to dress up in a bunny suit, that might attract the attention of the notorious Fudd.

Eh, what's up Doc?

[skimbell]

Ooops! Thought that this was a local item. Elmer Fudd is what our worthless congressman-Phil Hare-is called by the locals.

[SC Swamp Fox]

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against an unknown person using the Internet screen name "Elmer Fudd," claiming the person posted false and defamatory information about the organization on discussion boards hosted by The Sun News.

...and oddly enough The Sun News has disabled comments on this story.

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[Slings and Arrows]

Dethpicable.

[Liberty Valance]

You are aware of course ... that thith meanths war...