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Subject: Re: New lawyer claims by Millennium

Author: Marcus Kaestner

Date: 00:24:20 12/03/00

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On December 02, 2000 at 15:08:23, Amir Ban wrote:

>On December 02, 2000 at 04:00:02, Marcus Kaestner wrote:
>
>>chessbits newsticker:
>>
>>Dec. 12th, 2.000 - New lawyer claims by Millennium
>>Just now we received two new lawyer claims by Millennium 2000. Issue this time
>>is our note in the newsticker dated from 11-30-2000. The gents question these as
>>slanderous and insultating.
>>It ain't that clear to us where one could insist an insult. Even more ridiculous
>>is to maintain any kind of slander. We abstain at this time to repeat the
>>statements, given a few weeks ago, by the gents Schroeder, Noomen and Theron,
>>who, at that time
>>made in quite undoubtful, that they expressed it towards Mr. Meyer-Kahlen
>>without any possible irritation, that Mr. Kaestner had had no influence at all
>>concerning the opening book.
>>We'd only like to quote Mr. Jeroen Noomens message up on CCC :
>>"What is said in the Weiner/Stefan Meyer-Kahlen vs. Kästner case to the judges
>>is an UTTER LIE. I find it disgusting to read that they use my phrases to turn
>>this case into the wrong direction. Yes, Marcus called me. Yes, there was a
>>decision to use a secret weapon. But I MADE THAT DECISION. Nobody else. I was
>>responsible for the books in London, and the choice of opening in this game.
>>Dear judges, you have been cheated."
>>"Nobody to wonder, the opposite side this time only states "just" a supposed
>>worthyness for this new event for $11,000.
>>A caliber of a different kind surelly is the 2nd claim of these lawyers. Herein
>>they state annother $22.000(!) and one really has the impression in advance,
>>this must be something really terrible or relevant. We quote :
>>"..also your client offered a rating list on the Internet within his newsticker,
>>which shows a computer chess program, ranked on No 2, named Shredder X.There is
>>no program like the named one actually existing. We have to urge you by wish of
>>our client to provide furthermore presentations of rating lists, wherein a
>>computerchess program of the named one is listed...."
>>
>>Now, ain't that an insult! $22.000 seem more than needed to claim for such an
>>evil minded error. After we've been forced to prevent the name Shredder 5 beta
>>and now don't seem to be "allowed" to use even a thing called Shredder X, all
>>this is highly missleading for the customer. We've now decided to rename the
>>program, as it is called correct, just plain and simple : Shredder. Obviously
>>this seems to be less missleading, undoubtful and whatsoever more. Certainly
>>these two sensefull, new claims create new lawyer costs, this time only
>>$1,000. Ain't that truelly balanced ?
>>We deeply congratulate Millennium 2000 to this newly invented "business
>>strategy" and continue with the count : Legal case No 2 and 3.....
>>
>>for more informations visit regularely the following site:
>>
>>http://mitglied.tripod.de/ChessBits/index.html
>
>This is a reaction to something that you received, but I didn't quite understand
>what that was. Can you please tell us as simply and objectively as you can what
>the complaint is, before giving us your reaction ?
>
>By the way, lawyers are not famous for being polite.
>
>Amir


ok, very short, only topics:

first step: chessbits wanted (for a short time) to publish a shredder 5
beta-test in issue 9

second step: weiner/meyer-kahlen went to court to prohibit this article.

third step: the new cases above. in general they forbid me to say shredder x or
shredder 5 beta. and they forbid me to say that they are cheating the judges.

for me it looks like a personal war because after the wcc i said that shredder
is top at the moment but will be topped by others end of the year.

marcus



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