Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review - Update

I want to thank Eric Wu from Rentwiki for the comment below. The lawsuit was settled out of court. We actually have the update over at mbrewergoup.

This is one to follow my friends and with so many far reaching consequences, it should be interesting. I will do my best to post the progress of the mediation and any subsequent actions that come out of it.

Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review

source: cnet news

Yelp, apartment marketing, rating sites

Comments

[Eric Wu]

Hi Mike,

Fortunately, the lawsuit was settled. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10139278-93.html

I definitely see both sides. As a business and property owner, I want my right protected against defamatory remarks. As a consumer, I want the freedom to read and express truthful, unreserved opinions. I would not want to be the FCC or whoever attempts to clearly define what constitutes an unlawful review.

-Eric

[vancouver]

Never a good idea to submit negative remarks on the internet especially in the corporate world. I totally agree with Eric regarding the defamatory remarks.

[Mike]

Vancouver

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment.

What do you do up there in Vancouver? I lived in Seattle and frequented Victoria - love it there.

We moved our blog over to mbrewergroup.com - would love to have you over for further discussion.

M

M

[Robert]

I think that we should be able to post our opinions of the services that we use on the internet without fearing legal repercussions. So long as the reviews don't amount to slander, we have a right to produce (and read) them.

[Robert McMahon]

This is flat-out stupid. Yelp is simply a venue for exercising your 1st amendment rights. A negative review, unless it's slanderous, is constitutionally protected! What the heck?!