by the name of "Wildphotographer" or his real name John Johnsen is taking the legal action against the popular website Cryptomundo.
Craig Woolheater states from his blog post on Cryptomundo that:
"Cryptomundo and Loren Coleman have been sued for defamation by a member of the site, John Johnsen (click here to see a copy of the Complaint). Both Cryptomundo and Loren believe the case is baseless. Mr. Johnsen has demanded that he be given ownership of the website to settle the case. This is simply not acceptable.
We don’t think that seeing Cryptomundo disappear is something that Cryptomundians want to see happen"
I can't post anymore then that, but see here for more of what's going on and please read the comments
as well:
http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/cryptomundo-legal-defense-fund/
Cryptomundo is asking for donations. I may help out and I urge others who go there to
help out as well with their legal defense fund.
On a side note here is a post from Cryptozoology.com from the plaintiff's side:
http://www.cryptozoology.com/forum/topic_view_thread.php?tid=1&pid=866984
| Subject: | Re: Cz.com stalwart launches legal takeover bid for Cryptomundo! | ||
| From: | Wildphotographer | ||
"In all fairness, this has been coming for a long, long time, and the complaint only scratches the surface. I am not happy that I had to resort to this, nor am I happy with the speculation by some here and elsewhere that it is childish and trivial. I expect comments like that from those who judge without knowing the full story. I have posted this as my one and only response and will ask Cisco or Gerry (if he is still out there) to remove this post and block any other reference to it. If you support my efforts thank you. If you do not, go to CM and donate but without the entire history, which I refuse to relate, you cannot judge my actions."
I support Cryptomundo fully on this issue regarding the lawsuit in question which, imo, has no merit
though I only know basic law and am not an expert in law or lawyer.
Cryptozoology.com is a good site (I know many people on it including Gerry Bacon the moderator
and Cisco the owner) but the site suffers from too many trolls on the forums and people with big ego's
and little regard for others feelings.
I think Lon said it best from Phantoms and Monsters regarding this issue:
"NOTE: I'm not taking sides in this matter but I will say that it doesn't surprise me why people suddenly quit the Bigfoot community. The bickering and back-biting is tiresome and, frankly, makes everyone involved in the research look like idiots to non-believers and others. Simply, it's drama we don't need...Lon"
Hope Loren Coleman, Craig Woolheater and all of the Cryptomundo bloggers and even posters win
this one! -Rob
Update!
Dennis Jones, friend, well educated intellectual and ID advocate as well as paralegal
has issued this advice pertaining to legal matters via facebook:
- "Defamation is a real cause of action. If the allegations are proven in a court of law to be true, a jury could decide in favor of the plaintiff Johnson. Seeking ownership of the website is ridiculous and never would be awarded. Basically, what the plaintiff has to do is prove how the defamation harmed them financially, and express their loss in terms of monetary damages. If the jury decided in favor of Johnson, then Cryptomundo would be liable to pay whatever the financial damage the court finds was incurred."
Search on Google for Dennis page on ID by searching: Dennis Jones ID.
Thanks Dennis for your input into this matter and for looking at the link
I sent you to Cryptomundo's Legal Issue.
