First of all I would like to thank you for putting up this website so we can be aware of the hoaxes on the internet. I had put an order in with ABI and then decided to do some investgating on my own. When I read all the complains on your site, I wrote to them telling them to credit my card. Hopefully they will do so... I will wait for the statement to come...
Anyways I read there rebuttal on this page stating to read the "Terms of Service" on there site.. well if there was one existing it could be possible instead the link just goes to
C:\newmc\mc1-5-02\main tml\MC\terms_of_service.html
There isnt any. SO I guess this goes to show exactly what kind of company "if its a real company" this is...
----- Original Message -----
From: ABI Enterprises
To: info@RipOffReport.com
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:18 AM
Subject: Take Our Name Off Your Site NOW
Hello,
Please take this off your site or you will be filed for slander.
We have a terms of service located on our website that each participant must agree to.
Terms of Service
The contents of this website is the property of A&B International and are copyrighted. Any reproduction of this website or its content in whole or in part, with the exception of the application form when used for registration purposes only, is strictly prohibited under copyright law.
Income expectations for each Home Mailer depends on many factors and may vary between individuals. Individual success can be related to, but not limited to, the amount of work each individual applies to the success of their Home Mailer work at home business. A&B International supplies each Home Mailer sales circulars for stuffing at no charge.
The processing fee is to help cover administrative expenses required to process each new applicant. At no time does A&B International require its Home Mailer's who will perform the represented tasks to purchase from or make a deposit to A&B International on any instructional booklets, brochures, kits, programs or similar information materials, directories, memberships in cooperative associations, or other items or services. Each Home Mailers business will consist mainly of securing envelopes through ad placement at the Home Mailers expense and simple processing and submission of the envelopes to A&B International processing facility also at the Home Mailers expense according to instructions. A&B International provides its Home Mailers supplies, customer support, free software downloads, and program instructions at no charge.
Each Home Mailer is an independent contractor and is not an employee of A&B International. A&B International does not withhold any income taxes from Home Mailers earnings. Each Home Mailer is responsible for any such income taxes and business licenses that may be necessary to operate such a business. A&B International is selling a business concept and WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR OTHER CLAIM AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HOME MAILER PROGRAM.
Disclaimer: - All possible effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, but no responsibility is accepted for errors or omissions. No person should rely or act on information on this web site without obtaining professional or additional advice and confirmation.
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Dear Sir or Madam,
If you are an attorney, Canada is in trouble. Your opening statement betrays how ignorant you are. We are not attorneys, but it is fairly common knowledge that slander concerns the spoken word and since this is not an audio file, it can not be slander, not even in Canada.
Since this Internet-based website is considered written your case would be libel. Learn to know the difference. We appreciate your contribution, however, because it only reinforces what incredible jerks some proprietors are and the basic need for our website.
Before we came along, this person would have to try to deal with you privately, and that's to your advantage. Now, you are under a microscope. How you deal with this customer is revealed to potential future customers. The only reason you could possibly object to this situation is if you have something to hide. You have made an idiot of yourself because you mishandle your customers.
Why don't you save your attorney's fees you would have wasted on suing us for "slander," and rethink the morality of your position. It just isn't worth it to try to get rich on the backs of people who want to trust you.
PS......
Interesting Article:::::
Washington state appeals court ruled Communications Decency Act (CDA) immunizes Amazon.com from liability for possibly defamatory comments posted on its web site by customers
16. CDA HELD TO PROTECT AMAZON.COM
A Washington state appeals court ruled on September 17th that the Communications Decency Act (CDA) immunizes Amazon.com from liability for possibly defamatory comments posted on its web site by customers attacking an author. Author Jerome Schneider attempted to hold Amazon.com responsible for the posts, alleging defamation and tortious interference with a business expectancy. One of the posts suggested that Schneider, whose books often discuss tax avoidance methods, is a felon. After Amazon.com raised the CDA defense, the complaint was revised to drop the
defamation claim and allege negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract, arguing that Amazon.com had decision making authority over the content. The CDA says that an "interactive computer service provider" can escape being judged as the "publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." Schneider's lawyers argued that Amazon.com isn't an ISP like America Online, whose service
actually connects people to the Internet. The appellate judges said that they saw little difference between AOL's role as a bulletin board host and Amazon.com's provision of a free-for-all book review service.
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