>Isn't threat to sue a public thing?
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>This isn't a rational process. ;-) It's easy to concoct a credible story and create fuss if you're so inclined. I'm afraid the only way to fight this stuff is to be a sponge. Soak it up. Squeeze it all out later when the dirty work is done. ;-)
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>If you want an example of the fuss to be expected from any sort of escalation, check out http://spacefold.com/lisa/post/The-Foxx%2c-the-Voxx%2c-and-the-Phoenixx.aspx#comment

I thought, in my naivety, that this sort of spite running and "what's your greatest wish - may my neighbor's cow die" petty bickering and litigative passion was typical of Serbian peasants, not American guys who write books. Maybe it is - and I'm looking at an exception, I don't know anymore.