[sjtgraham]

I remember reading that nic.ly or their agents made some effort to contact vb.ly's owners to discuss their concerns with vb.ly, but received no response. The author attempts to paint nic.ly et al as being capricious, but it seems to me there were some attempts made to resolve this amicably.

[tptacek]

I think the analysis in this article stands even if you don't buy VB.LY's story about NIC.LY.