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Tomorrow.sg receives legal letter
I believe it has to be a first that a local blog aggregating site receives a legal letter. The details of the letter can be found here.
How Tomorrow.sg decides to respond will certainly be closely watched by the internet community because the guys at Tomorrow.sg will be setting a precedent. The situation is not unlike the traditional newspaper receiving a lawyer letter. Editors must then decide whether it is worth fighting a lawsuit for the sake of ideals, or just agree to the terms of the person who sent the lawyer letter.
The problem with Tomorrow.sg is that it probably has no deep pockets. Granted, most newspapers around the world don’t exactly have deep pockets (probably with the exception of Singapore Press Holdings), but I think Tomorrow.sg seriously doesn’t have the money to fight a lawsuit at all, unless some lawyer is willing to waive legal fees or someone is willing to bankroll the lawsuit. Of course, Tomorrow.sg would have to consider the worst case scenario and whether they would be able to pay the compensation.
I do wonder if the lawyers have also sent a letter to the original writer. After all, Tomorrow.sg links and republishes articles written by others and it would not make sense to just go after Tomorrow.sg without going after the original writer. But unfortunately for the law firm, the original entry is hosted on an overseas server, and the WHOIS data of the domain doesn’t list any contact information. There’s an email provided on that blog, but it’s a gmail account which the writer can easily close (or choose to ignore any email that threatens legal action).
Perhaps this is why the lawyers decide to go after Tomorrow.sg. The WHOIS data of Tomorrow.sg has an actual contact person and address. Interestingly, the letter requested Tomorrow.sg to disclose the name and address of the writer. I suppose the law firm had run out of ideas on how to get the identity of the writer and resorted to try and get Tomorrow.sg to do the work for them. In anycase, I doubt the people at Tomorrow.sg will know anything at all. If the lawyers had done some homework, they should have known that Tomorrow.sg probably knows as much them and nothing more.
Let’s watch how this pans out. In the meantime, I must say that there are quite a few grammatical errors in the letter (and the URL provided in the letter was wrong). Not very impressive, I must say. 
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about 3 years ago
Eh this post got grammatical erros also
about 3 years ago
I am just a lousy blogger.
Tomorrow.SG has my support though.
about 3 years ago
wah liao, why all your england so liddat one.
about 3 years ago
You must be too traumatized to type properly
Anyway, since they can’t reach the original writer, the letter got to reach somebody… If you get what I mean. Upz for Tomorrow.sg!
about 3 years ago
Maybe. Will they come after me next?
about 3 years ago
“URL provided in the letter was wrong”
Look like the letter is just as scam
Don’t they know April Fool is over ?
Look like they are really having a grand season this year.
about 3 years ago
Very interesting turn of events. And just when I was losing interest in Tomorrow.sg…
I personally doubt that this case has any basis, but then again, I’m no law student.
about 3 years ago
Tomorrow.sg has my support. If they need finances to pursue the case, I will do my part.
about 3 years ago
Spooked all of you huh? Dont believe just go down to wang and look how he’s covering his ass left, right and center with legal lingo.
“I think Tomorrow.sg seriously doesn’t have the money to fight a lawsuit at all.”
That observation is irrelevant. Are the directors businessmen? Can they make rational trade off’s and calculate the pay out and penalties? Mmmmh.
Then there is only one possible outcome.
The rest of course depends on whether the chappie running that aggregator site is a gambling man – if he is that will buy him 50%. Then the other question is whether he has the cool runs to find the line – that should complete the 100%.
Gone down this road a hundred times. Did you know that the Matabilli tribe in central Africa can find water by just using a forked branch. It just shows one gets very innovative and resourceful in a hostile environment.
But the rest of you. You have absolutely no idea what to do – do you?
about 3 years ago
I know what I’m going to do… grab some popcorn and see how this pans out
, although I can probably guess what tomorrow.sg is going to do.
about 3 years ago
Seriously Will Grand season international do a follow up? I have been so call got calls from all this stupid surveyor I just ignore them. But they are really like scamming ppl in some way.
about 3 years ago
Why dont we ask fuck face Agagooga what he’s going to do? We already know Mr Wang has only got one ball and the other is somewhere in between Raffles City and Hougang, but since Agagooga seems to be the self appointed guardian angel of the internet.
Perhaps he can really tell us how we could go about fixing humpty dumpty?
Once you have finished playing with you sister may you can let me know what you want to do?
about 3 years ago
The only reason why I am asking that fuck, Agagooga is bc when we had an issue with Mr Wang he was such a concerned kay poh. So why is he is quiet now? What happened to all his mojo? Why is he suddenly so quiet now? You want to be spiderman and superman all rolled up into one dont you, so here is your chance.
What are you going to do now?
about 3 years ago
If I’m not wrong, Gurdip & Gill is a tiny little law firm with just 2 practicing partners. This law firm do not have deep pocket and I doubt a timeshare company is willing to pump large amount of money into defending the brand name of the company. If they do, they would have engaged a larger law firm.
The usual practice for timeshare companies were to close one company and start a new one with new name. It is also their practices to pressure you to a corner and trick you to make rush decision.
So, just add a ? and smile back at them. If they take legal action, the blogging community should be able to get a larger law firm to provide Pro Bona service. It’s good media milage for the white knight lawyer. Especially against a timeshare or related companies…
about 3 years ago
Actually, I don’t see why the brotherhood is taking all this suing crap lying down. All that really needs to be done is for one man -darkness to say the word and all of hell and a bit of the black of hole of calcutta and chernobyl will be unleashed! Like in Hong Kong during the forum days.
They would be so flattened, they will actually wished they didnt start it all! But all I can see now is a bunch of cowards standing on the five foot way watching a fire. Some even eating popcorn!
It reminds me of a scene I once saw in KL where a couple was actually robbed in broad daylight while all the pedestrians were just watching as if it was some live tiger show- very disappointed and thoroughly disgusting!
We deserve to be bullied!
about 3 years ago
GNC,
Even if we could, we would do absolutely nothing to help them. Only because Agagooga happens to be one of their writers. We have already discussed it, it took less than 5 min to make up our minds. And I really don’t need to elaborate judging from his numerous post what he and Ah Wang thinks abt us.
So naturally one good turn deserves another. We don’t wish them bad neither do we wish them well, but from where I am standing, it definitely the dying time.
I wonder where is their great hero Ah Wang now? With friends like that, who really needs enemies.
We only help our allies never our enemies.
about 3 years ago
both are high profile entities.it’s going to be a bloody fight i think. whoever backs out or loses either become street chicken or lose face and business… now…who wants to puark puark puark huh?
about 3 years ago
gnc,
I have to agree with Nacramanga. The question is what if it happened to us? Will they help us? I really dont think so. I think they will be happiest, if we just died.
So as a matter of common courtesy, we will have to repay back the kindness.
It is regrettable that Tomorrowsurf is associated with Agagooga, bc I happen to like that site very much.
I think these ppl just need to learn what is the real cost of picking a fight with us – there is always a cost, trust us GNC and you are seeing it now.
Have a nice weekend.
about 3 years ago
xrtest
about 3 years ago
hi
about 2 years ago
oops..
about 2 years ago
Hi,
It’s been a while since the letter. Does anyone have the information about the development of the situation?
Kevin, you have an iteresting comment and I’d like to chat with you about your comment in relation to this web site:
http://www.TimeshareRevealed.com