Lock Company Sues Man Who Picked Its Lock, Gets Horribly Humiliated
This is often the typical; reaction of an organisation when someone shows their product or service has some serious defect or flaw. The problem is, then we all get to hear about it, and are less than impressed with their attitude.
Rather than acknowledging something and fixing it, let's attack the messenger. How does this help the many other consumers who use the product or service?
I'd never heard of the lock company Proven industries, but now I do know all about them after they sued Trevor McNally.
It is worth remembering that no software or hardware is foolproof, just ask Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, and every other big IT company.
As the judge said in this preliminary hearing, someone can say something as long as it is not false (my note: or a politician).
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Lock Company Sues Man Who Picked Its Lock, Gets Horribly Humiliated
The company charged him with eight separate offenses, including copyright infringement and "defamation by implication"
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