Jon Monsarrat, $160 Million DotCom Icon, to Expose 100 Cyberbullies

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

this press release, like all his other press releases, is now being spread far and wide over the spammy areas of the internet:

"Boston, MA-NH (1888PressRelease) May 08, 2013 - Jon Monsarrat announced this week that as part of an Internet defamation case, he will expose the real identities and addresses of 100 cyber bullies as part of his new cyber investigation service. The dotcom era icon and Internet expert was previously the founder and first CEO of Turbine, which makes games like Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online and was bought by Warner Brothers for $160 million in 2010."

here is a link to the full press release: http://www.1888pressrelease.com/johnny-monsarrat/jonathan-monsarrat/jon-monsarrat-160-million-dotcom-icon-to-expose-100-cyber-pr-470259.html

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Rickland just posted publicly to Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151655702220420&id=686340419

[beinneighe.livejournal.com]

I'm not on fbook... could you copy/paste or summarize?

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

"It seems a lawsuit has reared its head in the community. I have been informed that my name and address have been attached to it for more information.

I am NOT attached to this suit in any way that I am aware of, and did NOT give permission to have my name and address connected to it!

There is far too much going on in our lives right now. I have no spoons to deal with his issue or any of the stuff he's trying to stick on me, whether on purpose or through lack of thinking it through.

For my part, I'm sorry anyone is involved, but I have no power to do anything about it. Good luck to everyone, may the coolest heads prevail."

[agharta75.livejournal.com]

Not good enough, and his friends, if not his lawyers, should know that and tell him so.

He needs to issue a public statement stating he and his firm are not involved in this matter. Not on Facebook.

As a human being, I am sorry, that his wife is ill; but I had never heard of the man until today and would have preferred that had remained true.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

Agharta75: I've said this elsewhere and will say it here too: Shame on you!

Have you no compassion for someone who is dealing with a serious medical trauma in his life? I think he went above and beyond to write something on Facebook.

If that's not good enough for you, well, you can stuff it. In Rickland's world, his family is all important right now. Our piddling legal squabbles mean nothing to him. And that's how it should be.

You might think that your legal issues are more important than Rickland's wife, but to him, he's got a different (and rightfully so) set of priorities.

Everyone: Please drop this Rickland Bashing Right Now.

[agharta75.livejournal.com]

I stand by what I said.

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

let's stay on point here. this is a debate for another time, i think. rickland, whoever he is, could just be another victim of this whole thing, like one day two years ago jonmon threatened to sue him for libel unless he signed over the rights to use his name. YOU NEVER KNOW.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Agree. The person who has exposed Mr. P. to flak and potential legal consequences by putting Mr. P.'s name on the press release is Mr. Monsarrat and nobody else. My opinion is that this is an unconscionable thing for Monsarrat to have done to Mr. P. given the family circumstances others have discussed.

Can we save the outrage for the person who deserves it---the person who named Mr. P. as the contact person in the press release? I get why Mr. P. isn't making addressing this a priority, and I have every sympathy for him and his family, but "who is this guy and why is he publicizing the person who claims to be suing me?" is a reasonable reaction from those of us who are strangers to Mr. P., and not one that deserves scolding.

(I use Mr. P's initial here because I don't want to add further to associating him with the lawsuit.)

[pywaket.livejournal.com]

That depends on whether or not Mr P agreed to be the VP of JonMon's company. If he didn't and JonMon listed him as such without his knowledge, then JonMon is in really big trouble and I have immense sympathy for him. On the other hand, if he did, as the saying goes: lie down with stray dogs, get up with fleas.

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

perhaps i am too forgiving. actually i know that in general i am usually too forgiving haha. but still, i see no reason to focus any energy on this guy. the fact is, we don't know what his involvement is, and there are multiple reports of his wife being very seriously ill in some way or another.

he probably does deserve some serious criticism, but we just don't know what that situation is at all, and should hold off on our judgements of a man who is, right now, taking care of his very ill wife. until we know what's actually happening.

that's just my opinion though.

[pywaket.livejournal.com]

The fact that he would be willing to be a business partner of someone like JonMon does not speak well of his judgement.

ETA: This is if he did actually agree. Given JonMon's sleaziness, it's entirely possible he didn't, in which case I hope JonMon gets his ass handed to him in court over this, as well.

[ron_newman]

For right now, I am satisfied with Rickland's public statement on his Facebook wall. I do not want to see anyone here harass him on my behalf or anyone else's. Thank you.

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the lawyer whose name is handwritten on the official documents knows that he's representing Monsarrat?

[infinitemorning.livejournal.com]

JonMon, you piece of absolute Goddamned shit.