au: 2Clix lawsuit over Whirlpool forum comments withdrawn

An Australian software firm, which was suing a broadband community website over unflattering comments published on its message board, has dropped its case. 2Clix, which sells an accounting program, sued Whirlpool owner Simon Wright for “injurious falsehood”, asking for $150,000 in damages and an injunction requiring Whirlpool to remove forum threads highly critical of 2Clix’s software.

An Australian software firm, which was suing a broadband community website over unflattering comments published on its message board, has dropped its case.2Clix, which sells an accounting program, sued Whirlpool owner Simon Wright for “injurious falsehood”, asking for $150,000 in damages and an injunction requiring Whirlpool to remove forum threads highly critical of 2Clix’s software.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/09/19/1189881557140.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/19/1189881557140.html

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