Re-send as a result of mail host crash on 2/20. ************************************************************* From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:50:30 +0000 >It is just an angry letter. No, Wilhelmina, what Beall received is more than just an angry letter -- and it's more than just an angry letter demanding money. It's an angry letter demanding money and explicitly saying that unless the money is paid, a lawsuit will be filed. That makes it less than a lawsuit, but more than just an angry letter. It's an angry letter that makes the specific and explicit promise of legal action: "If we do not receive your written assurance... that you will comply with our demands, you will be subject to a civil action in the United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaĊ without further notice." A few overheated comments on the listservs notwithstanding, "the vast majority of people in the library community" are quite clear on the difference between the threat of legal action and an actual legal action. --- Rick Anderson Interim Dean, J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah [log in to unmask]