Fordcds.com - Gone forever - Being sued by Ford

[rob2337]

Hey guys, I was the person that originally posted Fordcds.com link on this site. I got the information from the Taurus forums. Please read below and help out a fellow Ford enthusiast!

Jon Heese wrote:
> Well, I knew the day would come: Ford's lawyers contacted me last week
> about the site.
>
> Until the terms of our agreement are finalized, I'll refrain from
> mentioning anything specific about fault or liability, but suffice it to
> say that I am *NOT* claiming to be a victim or whining about the action
> against me.
>
> That said, if anyone feels compelled to help out by contributing to the
> site's "Legal Defense Fund", you can send Paypal donations to
> jonheese@jonheese.com. Other forms of donation are also welcome, e-mail
> me off-list if you'd like to help.
>
> I'm not proud to be begging for help in this situation, and I can
> appreciate that many of you will probably think this in poor form and
> think of me as an unworthy beggar, but please rest assured that this is
> my last resort.
>
> If you'd like to know the details of the agreement (i.e. the amount of
> money they're asking for), please contact me off-list.
>
> I pledge not to bother anyone with any more posts about this, so please
> go easy on me.
>
> Regards,
> Jon Heese

 

[gijoecam]

Heard about this in another post I was subscribed to... Bummer. I figured it was just a matter of time though... he was being a conduit to redistributing copyrighted material. Once he got big enough to show up on someone's radar, corporate pounced. Not a shocker.

-Joe

 

[Blee1099]

It was bound to happen.. copyright infringement sadly is one of the biggest problems that software maker/owners face. I had a client the other day whose son downloaded Vista tried to install it and it didn't work correctly since its a pirated version. Customer said that her son told her it was a free upgrade. Needless to say I had to explain it to her that Microsoft does not give away free upgrades and that she would need to contact Microsoft for support and apparently she can't do that either cause her copy of XP isn't legit either.