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Originally Posted by Frecklychimp
Posting the news you received in that letter is fine as a journalist... you are reporting relevant news connected to the industry... a good journalist would have contacted Ansmann Racing for confirmation of facts and ask permission to publish the 'story' before doing so to prevent ill feeling and making sure facts are facts... that letter or some of it's contents could have been a mistake for example!
You were challenged by an upset employee that you were spreading rumour and gossip... you didn't have to rise to this publically but fair enough for defending yourself... publically challenging you brings it's own questions and opinions too!
The displaying of the letter just to defend yourself is what i have issue with, it's an unprofessional and trashy way of dealing with things and doesn't look good for yourself or oOple for allowing it.
it is a business letter between Ansmann racing and it's customers (they do not sell direct so model shops/resellers etc are their customers not us as general public consumers). Realise that model shops own the stock they hold and buy from the distributors/brands to resell rather than being a dealer or agent.
If you buy an Ansmann from a model shop you are the model shop customer, not Ansmann's, you are an Ansmann brand consumer... did everyone that owns a madrat etc get that letter?
you were out of order publishing that unless you had direct permission, its actual contents were not the business of oOple or it's users and it wasn't a press release plus the actual contents were not intended for public view, by doing so you could have caused trouble, whether the letter has sensitive content is down to the opinion of it's copyright (the person that wrote it!)
If a company decided you have damaged it's reputation, customer confidence, business relations or sales directly etc by publishing something then they have the right to take legal action against you for doing so
you could also upset other companies/brands related, they could lose trust in oOple if there is a possibility trade communications will be broadcast in this way.
learn from it and move on, i have confidence that you will do a good job of oOple Journo... just be careful when defending yourself!
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please read the post made by somone in the legal trade...
as has been said the letter was not personal/marked confidential and a mail shot ( not even to named parties) ansman would know this would get out, hence why they promote the other side of thier company.