[Happy2BMe]

William Morris Agency uses legal manuvers to shut down boycott-hollywood.com

From boycott-hollywood.com

Well, folks - it's been a blast and it's been fun.

Apparently, our domain registrar (namesdirect.com - subsidiary of Dotster.com) have caved to the pressures of the William Morris Agency giant. On April 29, 2003, Dotster.com received a letter from the William Morris Agency in regards to this website. Their complaint accused us of liable and potentially other civil and criminal offenses.

This is another fine example of how Hollywood feels that their opinion and view is the only one that matters. Average citizens are disallowed the free expression of our point of view because they don't like being challenged for their views. I stand firm on the belief that we have done nothing wrong at this website - - The celebrities have expressed their views, and we have responded in kind by expressing our views regarding the thoughts and ideas that they have, publicly, expressed.

Dotster.com has suspended our update information at this domain and have informed us that the DNS information of this domain has been changed and the website will be down within the next 24 hours and our contract with them is now null and void. They are doing this because we did not provide accurate contact information in their public database.

We should all go to the Dotster site and tell them what we think about their caving

[Happy2BMe]

"Well, call me skeptical...When there is casualties of war, there is a selected group of Airmen, Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors that escort remains to the final destination. Most are enlisted. Officers are designated to inform the family of the deceased. It is unlikely that the family can make such a request for a cousin to escort during the situations at hand. The Cousin may meet with the escort at the final destination and take posession. During War, I would suspect that a Marine Major wouldn't be escorting HR, even if it is a cousin."

When I err, I like to err on the side of skepticism.

However, I've had more than twelve years in dealing with Mortuary Affairs in the military (it was an ancillary duty) and I can tell you from first-hand experience it is entirely within DoD guidelines to have a NOK (next of kin) from another branch of service accompany the remains to the interment site.

Happens all the time.

[jmc813]

I don't understand why thy can't just get a new domain name service if the DN still belongs to them for 24 more hours.

[GOP_Proud]

< On April 29, 2003, Dotster.com received a letter from the William Morris Agency in regards to this website. Their complaint accused us of liable and potentially other civil and criminal offenses. >

How can someone do this on an accusation alone? There's got to be more to the story.

[barbarianbabs]

It should be called the Napoleon and Snowball Agency. Some pigs are more equal than others.

[TommyDale]

Upon reading the actual letter of complaint, it appears that the site published actual names and email addresses. So why not just remove the listed addresses? Or retain an attorney and counter-sue the William Morris Agency and their attorneys for harassment?

[Tauzero]

Dotster has been contacted.

[Terry Mross]

Here 's an idea. Until William Morris retracts their complaints and threats we simply boycott all talent represtented by the blacklisting Morris Agency.

[Sir Gawain]

Why don't they just change service providers?

[Outraged-in-Alabama]

We should all boycott William Morris after their egregious act of signing Casey Anthony and Jose Baez.

Boo and Shame on WM and Casey and Jose.