I'm not sure the context of this, but the BBB is pretty much an extortion racket. D&B doesn't seem as bad, but I'm still suspicious.
On Saturday, March 5, 2016, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > This keeps getting filtered on WISPA, not sure why. However, is the email > that won’t go through. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Rory Conaway > *Sent:* Saturday, March 05, 2016 7:51 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* FW: [WISPA Members] FCC complaints > > > > > > Whether we like it or not, it’s a good idea to know who the bad apples > are. I haven’t dealt with this guy in years but Mr. Malone is suffering > greatly, especially financially. He has gone through the legal process but > there are always ways around it as he has learned. There are those that do > not have a moral or ethical foundation in their business dealings and they > hurt those of us who try to run their company by those principles. Those > people need to be eliminated through legal means and intense pressure. > Sometimes a lesson needs to be taught the hard way. I have no dog in this > fight, I do however, think our industry takes a black eye with players like > this. For example, how many of us have had our signs stolen from > competitors and then replaced in the exact same spot? That’s kids play > compared to this dude. > > > > Personally, I would go after this guy multiple ways simultaneously. Go > after his clients with literally free service if you have to. Talk to the > States Attorney General, file with the BBB, file complaints with D&B, knock > on the door of every house with one of his antennas and steal the customer > legally, get every ex-customer he has to hit them on Yelp (make sure you > can prove he is doing it, not hard BTW, just pull the logs, check the MAC > of the AP sending the disconnect, etc… and probably back it up with data > from an analyzer), find the location of the transmitted signal and contact > the FBI, contact Angies List, post his investors names everywhere and what > kind of a dirtbag company they invested in, have your attorney notify them > they could be in violation of fiduciary responsibility and can personally > be sued if the Managing Member is found to be violating the law and they > knew it (which they will when you notify them), hire his employees away and > if you do, get whatever information you can assuming they aren’t under an > NDA, find out who set up the transmitter since I know he didn’t, send them > a cease and desist letter as well as hitting them with a restraining order, > threaten with restraint of trade, etc… Attack the pillars of the company, > the employees (which I’d also go after individually either in a criminal or > civil manner) and the investors, not the company itself since he would be > who you are dealing with and and could filter what you do. As any lawyer > will tell you, you don’t have to win a lawsuit, you just have to be able to > financially battle longer. > > > > These are just a few thoughts off the top of my head, if you need more, > let me know. > > > > Rory > > > > > >
