Re: Elad Cohen

[Florian Brandstetter via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

Ronald,

You don’t have to jump into such a defensive position to my comment.
I am neither siding with Mr. Cohen on this case nor with your side, I am
merely a neutral third sharing his thoughts.

> Meanwhile, if I am right and if Mr. Cohen is wrong, then what price will he
> pay for his misdeeds, and who will see to it that he receives the justice
> due him?

Inevitably, he will lose access to the resources mentioned shall it turn out
you are right on this case, whilst this does not impose any further consequences
in itself, you at least achieved a re-establishment of ordinariness, which, given
this is an open discussion on a public mailing list, should be priority #1.

I will be honest with you here, you could have brought the point(s) you are 
making across in a different fashion, which does not even give the accused
party any opportunities to sue for libel or slander. Given that you are right on
this case, this ultimately should not matter, however, shall it turn out you are
wrong, or your point is deemed to be invalid (by whoever), you might not have
a joker left to pull. Ultimately to cut a lot of words short, you might have more
success in this case by sticking closely to obvious or proven facts which they
can not subsequently declare as libel.

I do not comment on this because I am against your desire to have a clear
overview of what actually goes on here, I am also not commenting to have
fun or mess with either of you, I am merely objecting the way of communication
that happens at this stage.

> On 19.09.2019, at 13:03, Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg () tristatelogic com> wrote:
>
> In message <8A49BF73-7A68-4B8F-9DC5-E94B7FE637F2 () globalone io>, 
> Florian Brandstetter <florianb () globalone io> wrote:
>
> > ... this is certainly not a place where you can 
> > slander his name or anyone associated with him in any manner for the 
> > entertainment of everyone...
>
> If I have slandered anyone, then I shall bear the price for that, in
> accordance with law.  I have accepted that risk, in order to say what
> I have said, and I have done so from within the most litigious nation
> on earth.
>
> Meanwhile, if I am right and if Mr. Cohen is wrong, then what price will he
> pay for his misdeeds, and who will see to it that he receives the justice
> due him?
>
> Mr. Cohen sits with impunity in Israel, and by remote control appears to
> request his California lawyer, the colorful and storied Mr. Bennett Kelley,
> to file suit against me, even as Mr. Cohen takes IPv4 space away from
> legitimate businesses and governmental entities in South Africa, Australia,
> and Japan, also by remote control, and also with the relative impunity
> afforded him by his sheer distance from these places.  I have risked
> my neck, my reputation, and my entire bank account in order to call him
> out, and if you think that I have done so lightly or without evidence you
> are wrong.  Meanwhile, what has Mr. Cohen risked?  And who will see to it
> that he pays an appropriate price, in Israel, if I am right and he is wrong?
>
>
> Regards,
> rfg