We say, GET IN LINE!
Dear Mr Cornbrooks:
This e-mail is in response to the threatening letter you sent on behalf of Lynn Duffy certified mail today.
We deny all claims made in the letter and are still awaiting an answer from the Chamber to the cease and desist demand made November 14th.
It appears that you did not take the time to read the postings on the Pocomoke Tattler which address your client in her position as a public figure; President of the Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.pocomoketattler.com/?p=114
The posting and subsequent comments do not address her professional ability to deliver services to clients, customers or "patients" they all have to do with public activities related to the Chamber of Commerce and public behavior towards the Board of directors and its constituent members.
I do not take threats of litigation lightly nor coercion or extortion demanding me to publish 1/4 page advertisements in local newspapers.
Did you review the cease and desist letter mailed to the executive Board of Directors of the Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce requesting that they cease and desist from using our copyright materials?
Perhaps you can review the letter that sparked this write-up on our political blog website (Constitutionally protected by the First Amendment) and ask "Dr" Daffy which one of the two samples of handwriting belong to her? (or perhaps a patient)
We are still expecting an answer from the Pocomoke City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to our cease and desist demand request dated November 14th 2007.
The letter is very clear that either Lynn Duffy or one of her "minion supporters" has used copyright protected material from our website in a feeble attempt to slander and defame a Minister of the Christian Faith who is running for President of the Pocomoke City Chamber of Commerce.
Dr Daffy is responsible for this behavior because it has happened "on her watch" during her presidency of the Chamber.
A reasonable person can see she has been acting in a manner that has clearly established a "corporate culture" of fear and intimidation where use of such a libelous piece could even remotely be construed as an acceptable community standard.
Apology?
Lynn Duffy owes Reverend George Tasker a public apology at the Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce meeting tomorrow.
As a member of the bar you know that there is no merit for filing a frivolous suit and if anyone has a claim it is the Pocomoke Tattler for copyright infringement and your client made that a federal case when the letters were sent through the US Postal service from Virginia.
Sincerely,
William F. Burke, CAI - AARE
Publisher
GO HERE to see more directly from the Pokomoke Tattler's Blog Site.
IMO, this woman has quite a few screws loose. I will repeat to you exactly what a Judge stated to me when Jim Rapp was attempting to get a Peace Order against me because I stated in a letter to the Mayor that I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. The Judge laughed and said, Mr. Rapp, you are a Public Figure. Get used to it. You may not like what Mr. Albero has to say about you but he has every right to his opinion.
Billy, Wilber's Office is riding off the shirt tails of their partners in slime in Easton. I call them, WHORES. Don't you worry though, they cannot win, you'll see. Will she be suing me next for calling her an Idiot? Also note, the letter Wilber's Office sent you does not say private and confidential. Therefore his Client, (the Idiot) must not have been harmed too much if she wants to go PUBLIC with a Lawsuit!
Joe:
ReplyDeleteWe both know that you can get a lawyer to write a letter to anyone in exchange for a check.
She has taken weirdness in Pocomoke to a new level by threating a lawsuit instead of consulting the Board she is a member of about our valid copyright inrinfgement claim.
The good news is we should use the wackjob lawsuits against both of us to fund and found a bloggers legal defense fund.
Many people would be intimidated by something like this and run right to an attorney.
The letter is a lame attempt to churn legal fees from a matter that does not even require a lawyer.
Thanks for the post & moral support.
Sincerely,
Billy Burke, Publisher
Joe:
ReplyDeleteSince the attorney does not represent the Burkes or their business, he could not make his letter to them "private and confidential" per the attorney-client privilege or any other concept. The notion that someone isn't hurt by statements if he/she is willing to sue over them doesn't hold water, either.
That said, another good post.
Mr. Burke sounds like he is quite competent and not intimidated by the first salvo fired at him.
Let the contest begin!
Billy,
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work. Dr. Daffy represents everything that is wrong with Pocomoke City. She is power hungry and is willing to do anything to achieve that goal (which was obvious during the last Mayoral Election). Good job exposing her as unprofessional and unqualified.
Hang in there,Billy!
ReplyDeleteYou don't suppose that they want a new mayor in Pocomoke?
ReplyDeleteCause I know just where to get her.
ROTFLMAO!
Uh, there weren't any decent attorneys in Pocomoke for this woman to go to? As Pres. of the Chamber, of which I'll bet some attorneys are members, that's quite a vote of confidence (not!) in Pocomoke lawyers.
ReplyDeleteKind of like seeing a Chamber president shopping everywhere except at his or her members' shops.
Roy Figgs of Salisbury, MD was elected president of the Pocomoke City Chamber of Commerce today.
ReplyDeleteTalk about a vote of confidence for Pocomoke by Pocomoek business owners.
Dr. Daffy stuffed the ballot box behind closed doors with "absentee ballots" which she reportedly has been soliciting in true Pocomoke fashion since mailing the slam letter.
It's Pocomoke...