ATTENTION,....1st amendment rights at risk.

Hello,

I'm the domain owner and webmaster of the RadioShackSucks websites, which
are temporarily off the Internet. Why? Because RadioShack Corporation in
their arrogance filed an injunction against the websites for a variety of
reasons.

First, the company claims trademark dilution because of our name. How,
indeed, can common ordinary words be classed as a trademark when all that
was done was to remove the space between the two words. The term Radio Shack
was actually borrowed from the U S military, which described the radio room
where all of the communications equipment was operated from. It was a small
"shack" built to house all of the sensitive communications equipment aboard
a ship. The term started during the years of World War I, and continue to
this day. RadioShack Corporation has attacked anyone using those words for
the past six years that I'm aware of, and probably go back further.

In one instance, they attacked an auto parts supply store, who since caved
into their demands. That company is now known as Auto Zone. There have been
many other instances of RadioShack swinging their weight around. I have
posted several of these notices to other website operators in my blog; the
URL is at the end of this message.

Next, RadioShack lawyers thought that we were "besmirching" management
people. The messages posted on the website were clearly opinions, and as
such, are supposed to be protected by the First Amendment to the
Constitution. RadioShack clearly violated the Free Speech amendment by
having the website shut down.

RadioShack is claiming that we are/were advertising law firms engaged in
class action lawsuits against the company. The reality of the issue is that
we are/were disseminating news of the many class action lawsuits currently
in progress.

In history, usually 10% to 15% of the eligible people would opt in to a
class action lawsuit. Through the news features of RadioShackSucks websites,
close to 50% of the eligible people opted in to the class actions.
RadioShack is claiming that the "advertisements" are harming the company's
image and the company wants to protect their assets.

There are more unfounded claims made by RadioShack that are too numerous to
discuss here and now; however, I can honestly say that there is very little
that RadioShack can prove in a court of law. However, the judge in this case
has previously supported the company, going so far as to authorize the
injunction against the website and denying the freedoms of speech,
expression and peaceful assembly to all of the members.

What will happen if RadioShack wins their case? It will put any message
board system on notice. If RadioShack wins, you will no longer be able to
express your opinions, nor peacefully assemble to discuss any matter that's
on your mind. The laws that were guaranteed by the First Amendment to the
Constitution will fall by the wayside, to be trampled upon by big business.

If you don't believe that it can happen to you, just sit back and watch. Don
't take a stand against big business. Just watch your freedoms crumble away.

What can you do to help? Write letters to your elected officials asking them
to investigate the company and their legal practices. Tell your elected
officials that your freedoms are being replaced by big business interference
and harassment.

Remember, if RadioShack wins, it will give license to any company to harass
you. If you enjoy writing and posting messages on any message board website,
write a letter to your elected officials, and express your dismay at what a
big business can do. Have your elected officials draft legislation that will
make this type of harassment against the law. We have all enjoyed the
freedom of speech, expression and peaceful assembly. Don't let those rights
fall by the wayside.

This ain't a case of sour grapes, folks, it a serious attack on our
freedoms; freedoms that were granted to us by our Founding Fathers through
the Constitution. These same freedoms gave peoples of color and women the
right to vote; freedom to bear arms; freedom to meet our accusers in a court
of law; and every other freedom that we enjoy today. Once big business takes
a hold of our freedoms, we might as well be dead, because we won't have a
pot to piss in, let alone a window to throw it out of. We will be ruled by
mindless corporations much worse than a dictatorship.

Our legal system will be governed by corporations that want to have things
their own way, and our votes on the laws won't mean a thing. Our electorial
system will be governed by big business and we will not have a chance to
speak our minds, nor vote for the individual who will do the best job as we
see fit.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. there's much worse that can happen.
Think of the Constitution as the Titanic. All it takes is a small scrape and
the whole thing will sink. If you don't believe me, just sit back and watch.
Just remember to have a life preserver handy. You'll need it.

Thank you,

SoCal Tom
Webmaster: www.radioshacksucks.com, www.radioshacksucks.net &
www.radioshacksucks.org (currently inactive)
Case law is posted and updated daily at: http://socaltom.blogspot.com
(currently very active)

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[email protected] says...
> I'm the domain owner and webmaster of the RadioShackSucks websites, which
> are temporarily off the Internet. Why? Because RadioShack Corporation in
> their arrogance filed an injunction against the websites for a variety of
> reasons.
>

Interesting. What this has to do with SPCS is a bit less certain. But
interesting nonetheless.

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as it ought to be. Moderation in temper
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O/Siris <0siris@spr?ntpcs.c?m> wrote:

> Interesting. What this has to do with SPCS is a bit less certain. But
> interesting nonetheless.

Very little, but the idiot spammed a bunch of newsgroups, so I suppose he
doesn't care much.

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Steven J Sobol wrote:

> O/Siris <0siris@spr?ntpcs.c?m> wrote:
>
>
>>Interesting. What this has to do with SPCS is a bit less certain. But
>>interesting nonetheless.
>
>
> Very little, but the idiot spammed a bunch of newsgroups, so I suppose he
> doesn't care much.
>

I'd agree with his argument in principle, but if he's going to spam
every newsgroup he can, then quite frankly, I don't want people like
that fighting for my 1st amendment rights.


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