Getting sued for a review site...

America sure is litigious. This kind of thing would be laughed out of court in Europe provided the review was legit and wasn't slanderous. Of course, with affiliate marketing there is always the risk that you could be found to do 'misleading marketing' if you only recommend products with affiliate programs. Which is why I personally make sure to that reviews are legit and don't push any offers only because they have an affiliate program. It's also a much better long term strategy if you want your review site to be trusted (and therefore get links and shares).

If I am dealing with obvious scams or shady products with a large affiliate presence, then I just refrain from reviewing them, since it's not really worth it to be on bad terms with them.

Another option to give a poor rating is to use other people's reviews, particularly if it is mainstream media or credible consumer rating sites. Then you can let them do the talking and be neutral in your own review, stating that such and such gave them a bad review. By doing so, you can't be blamed for slander, since you are only republishing what others have said.

Or you can just remove it as seems you will do, but remember that consumers do appreciate those sites which call out crap if it is crap.
 


Well they are right - if you use their logo or registered trademark without permition they can push you to remove.
Anyway remove that and go away if it doesn't worth your time and money.
Or maybe make a deal , switch the review to positive and start making money with them ?
 
This has happened to me once. I removed the logo and the affiliate link and just wrote a scathing review. I scoured Ripoff Report and every other "scam" site. I dug up every last bad review and posted it on my site. Quoted everything and only wrote the truth. Linked back to all those scam/ripoff sites. Fuck 'em, one more authority site bashing their product out there.

If you wanna take your toys and go home don't expect me to play nice.
 
Just remove any logo and use the firms web address as your point of reference. On the other hand, make sure your review is based on actual facts not conjecture derived from multiple articles online.
 
Lol, as if any of you fucks flogging "review" sites in this day and age actually had any assets to protect.

What are they going to do, take your IKEA bookcases?

lmfao

Ignore this shit. Let them spend themselves into a petulant little frenzy.
 
If you had left the review up you'd be playing a game of chicken. I write demand letters like this for clients from time-to-time and many clients have no intention of actually following through with any action beyond actually sending the letter. Of course, you, as the recipient, have no idea and most people play it safe when they get the legal letter. I think you did the right thing by taking it down.

I won't opine on the law since you're in Canada - I have no idea how things work up there.

Good luck bros...
 
You got an "email"? LOL

I wouldn't do shit until you get a certified letter in the mail.

If they are going to bully you, at least make them pay a couple hundred bucks for a lawyer to draw up an official letter and mail it.

I had the same shit happen to me a long time ago. Sent me an email saying I couldn't use their name in the Title tag on my website. I told them they needed to prove it before I was going to do anything.

A couple of days letter I got a certified mail with proof of their copyright and a cease and desist letter, stating it needed to be removed before X date.

I took it down, 1 day before X date.
 
Tell them to fuck off.

You never got some "email"

Until they send you a physical paper notice, certified by mail, they have never said a single word to you about anything.
 
They have a legitimate claim against you for use of the logo, so simply remove that logo and any image associated with the company and use your own for the review. From what I know, there's no way they can force you to state positive facts about the product.

However, if you have misstated facts about the product or in some way misrepresented the product for your own advantage (such as to convince your site visitors that your own product recommendation is the one to take), then you should try a more unbiased point of view.

One suggestion would be to only use products on your site that have an affiliate program attached. In that way, you can give a link to all sites being reviewed and there is an increased chance of income for your site.
 
More or less the same thing happened to me.
I consulted with a lawyer and he advised me to remove the review. They don't actually need to send a warning letter and can actually just move forward to take suit... depending on how damaging or bad the review is.
 
I agree if you didn't get a certified letter it means nothing and you shouldn't take any action till that happens
 
just remove it and move on. if u persist u may find yourself in a very stressful situation in the future...and for what? not worth the potential problems that may arise.
 
Acctually their claim is/was bullshit you have freedom of speech and you are intiteld to your own oppinion at any given time and also to share that oppinion, however you may not be allowed to use their logo and name due to copywright violation. But then they should have just told you that
 
letsmarket said:
Just remove there review its not worth worrying about plenty more to review right?
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you're not even trying are you?
 
Especially if you didn't actually use the service, I would remove the review. But if they are willing to sue, just back off. No need for the hassle.
 
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