Mon 17 Mar 2008
I had written about EPerks before, noting their odd campaign of paying bloggers to say nice things about them and wondering about their effectiveness.
The post received several comments, including one from a Vlad Zablotskyy, discussing his concerns he had with the firm. Several months later I received a request from Mr. Zablotskyy asking me to please delete his comments, as he had received a Cease-and-Desist letter from attorney representing EPerks, and he didn’t want any further trouble.
It’s been a few months now, so perhaps Mr. Zablotskyy’s got his own attorney now or he’s just got a little braver, but he’s finally written about his ordeal here:
Chilling Effect: How A Behemoth Company Can Silence A Blogger
March 18th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Marlow,
Thank you. I never had C&D notice in my life. So it did send chills down my spine.
We have considered very carefully how to go about the situation and I am more than confident that the truth and the law will prevail.
Thank you again.
March 19th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I am very cautious about signing up for various services, but also realize that even savy bloggers/web-users can encounter trouble. I put myself on notice once again to be cautious.
Best of luck to Vlad. His efforts to save others from the same fate of a trouble-bound association are commendable. It is incomprehensible that an opinion can be construed as libelous.
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