HP Sends Letter To Muzzle Sun Blogger
From ITworld.com: "Sun Microsystems Inc.'s high-profile President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Schwartz has struck a raw nerve with his inflammatory Weblog entries which has led to Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) sending a letter of demand to Sun to put an end to the commentary. HP has confirmed a letter was sent earlier this week demanding Schwartz stop using his blog to comment on HP's strategic direction."
This has stirred up some discussion (although not as much as I would have guessed). Steve Rubel predicts that "by the end of next year at least one CEO will cease his/her blogging due to a legal spat", even if he doesn't think this is that case. Techdirt concludes that "HP is apparently learning that trying to muzzle bloggers, no matter who they are, tends to end badly... and very, very publicly".