On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 17:53 +0100, Matthias-Christian Ott wrote:
no-reply blackhole@lobianco.org wrote:
Now these people (Germans) sent me a threat letter and asked me to switch off my web-site.
I suggest to simply ingore them. They are just spreading FUD. If you have a clear consience, a court will fully discharge you.
Ignoring potential legal action is almost certainly the absolute worst way to respond - not least because hiring a lawyer to get real advice and write back to them is much cheaper than going to court (where you're not likely to recover your costs).
If they are blowing smoke, it's pretty cheap to get a professional to write to them and ask them to be specific, and that will likely be the last he hears from them. Also, some Universities will have retained services already which could be useful in this regard.
Cheers,
Alex.