… Did the organization spend money when you literally threaten them with litigation?
My problem was never with AMSAT-NA. It was one of their volunteers - ‘EWK - who was accusing me of plagiarism, of otherwise being dishonest, and his additional libelous, published statements intended to damage my reputation.
Legal recourse? It would have taken a lot of money for me to initiate formal litigation. But that was never my intent. I knew as soon as the AMSAT-NA board saw how close they were to becoming involved in such a case, they would rein in the threat. Patrick collaborated creating an obscene, defamatory Web site for a short while, then, apparently lost interest.
My “cease and desist” letter achieved its intended result, as far as I am concerned.
Clint Bradford K6LCS