Andy Dingley wrote:

On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:20:25 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Suits like this have been rejected by the courts out of hand in the US.

Well that's alright and Monster aren't actually doing this then,
are they ?

I don't think you understand how the system works. They sue. It's going to
cost somebody a huge amount of money to defend even if the defense is
likely to be successful, and the wrangling will likely go on for years. So
instead the defendant caves and settles for an amount that will be less
than the cost of the defense. So Monster makes bucks, the lawyers on both
sides make bucks, and the defendant is just screwed.

If the defendant actually has the resources and determination to go to
trial, then he is very likely to win in the sort of suit that Monster has
been bringing, but most don't have the resources to do that.

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