FFII.org Shut Down By Nutzwerk
Has the FFII website been shutdown by Nutzwerk GmbH? FFII, the foundation that fights to get rid of software patents, among other legal battles, has apparently been driven into the ground by libel lawsuits filed by Nutzwerk GmbH over the past couple months. Apparently, FFII had posted some documents on their website about a legal win over Nutzwerk, and some of the text was seen as libelous to Nutzwerk (the FFII was badmouthing Nutzwerk). Since April, Nutzwerk has filed 5 court lawsuits, and word has it that ffii.org has been taken down due to financial strain. ffii.org.uk is still up, but has no related information. ffii.de is still up, and has links to two news articles, but these articles are both hosted on wiki.ffii.org, and are thus not available. Google has a cache of the earlier article, but has nothing for the more recent article. You can view a German press release on the Nutzwerk website here. Has Nutzwerk managed to take the ffii.org website off the net? Is the FFII merely trying to get the attention of the community? Has anybody heard anything more?
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