[wpietri]

Wow. That is quite a story.

I hope he doesn't actually file suit against her. Partly because she's so obviously nuts that I'd feel a little bad. And partly because it's a bad idea to get involved in a court case with a crazy person. You may win in the end, but your lawyer can rack up some big bills keeping up with a manic loon.

[unreal37]

Worse if the crazy person is themselves an attorney. She can just file crazy motions all day long and it won't cost her anything.

I think GoDaddy is to blame in this. Taking multiple sites down for one DMCA take down request. And the blogger too seems too happy about taking sites down as he does. He should work harder (at least for GoDaddy sites) to contact the sites directly and get a license fee.

Diplomacy before nuclear war.

[wpietri]

Having had one of my photos stolen, I can understand entirely why he doesn't bother trying to contact site owners first. It is very hard to find a mailbox that connects to the actual responsible person. And then they may just ignore you. Hosting companies at least answer the phone.

I agree that GoDaddy is the problem here. When people pick hosting companies, they should think a little about how well they'll be treated when something goes wrong. Because something always goes wrong eventually.

[dsl]

The state bar association will make quick work of her. Real pro lawyers hire other impartial lawyers to represent them in lawsuits.

[tylermenezes]

Impartial lawyers? How can you be impartial if you're representing your client?

[jvc26]

I assume he means 3rd party/independent lawyers (i.e. not yourself).

[prawn]

Definitely not worth it. I'd be worrying about potential physical contact, phone calls, etc. Seen and heard it before personally. Best bet in most cases is to take care of things and get out of there, minimise ongoing contact (stay terse on the phone, don't respond to emotional appeals coming by email) and stay level-headed.

[einhverfr]

Also I would be surprised if oyu could get significant damages from such an individual.... Being awarded them, sure, but collecting them?