Whirlpool Founder Sued By Software Manufacturer 2007-09-11 23:26 Anonymous Coward
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on Tuesday September 11 2007, @11:26PM
An anonymous reader writes "The founder of Whirlpool, an Australian forum for broadband and internet discussion, with nearly 190,000 registered users, is being sued by an accounting software company that had their software bagged out by users commenting on the forum.
This type of litigation seems to happen a bit in the US, but it's all new for Australia. The papers were apparently served last night, and it's all over the media Down Under this morning. This looks as though it's going to be a huge bunfight that is going to have its every move covered by the media here. And the ramifications if Whirlpool lose this case are enormous for Australian internet users."
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