There are at least two sides to every story. Attached below is an e-mail I received today that explains FFTOC's side of the "spam" e-mails:
"We have recently learned that Footballguys has issued several communications criticizing FFTOC. This statement is intended to set the record straight for all concerned.
Footballguys approached FFTOC in January, 2006 to negotiate a business agreement. In April, 2006, the respective owners of Footballguys and FFTOC entered into a written agreement to let Footballguys test new
marketing concepts through FFTOC and to become part owners of FFTOC. On July 15th, 2006, after working together for only three months, Footballguys failed to pay FFTOC the fourth installment payment due under their agreement. The agreement provided that if Footballguys failed to pay an installment, the business relationship between Footballguys and FFTOC would end. (On April 13, 2006, Footballguys falsely announced by e-mail and on the Footballguys.com web site that it purchased 50% of FFTOC. The agreement required Footballguys to pay the full agreed purchase price before it owned any interest in FFTOC. See also page 114 of the Footballguys 2006 Strategy Magazine.)
Because Footballguys refused to pay the agreed price in full, FFTOC is now operating free of any contractual obligations toward Footballguys.
Last year, Footballguys encouraged its subscribers to sign-up on the FFTOC website as a marketing tool. Approximately 8,000 Footballguys subscribers elected to sign-up and to participate in one or more of the
FFTOC sponsored events. It was through this process and paid advertising by FFTOC to Footballguys, that Footballguys subscribers elected to become part of the FFTOC subscriber database. At no time did
Footballguys place any restrictions upon the use of these e-mail addresses by FFTOC. Since the end of their business relationship, Footballguys has asserted FFTOC had no right to use these e-mail addresses in FFTOC business. Although asked to do so by FFTOC, Footballguys has either refused or been unable to produce any legal agreement restricting the use of these e-mail addresses by FFTOC.
Footballguys has recently attempted to assert that FFTOC is sending spam to its subscribers. The position of FFTOC is that e-mails sent to a lawfully obtained subscriber list are not spam. FFTOC believes these
and other actions by Footballguys have resulted in the commercial defamation of FFTOC. We refuse to be threatened, harassed, or intimidated by Footballguys. If this defamation does not stop immediately, FFTOC
will have no option but to seek judicial remedies against Footballguys.
Further, the FFTOC has not and never will sell your email address to another party.
Regardless of this dispute with Footballguys, we are more concerned about our relationship with our subscribers. We only want subscribers who enjoy and appreciate our product and free bonus fantasy football offerings to remain as a part of our subscriber database. If you want your e-mail address to be removed from our subscriber database, please respond to this email with the word remove in the subject line.
Best Regards,
The FFTOC Team
http://www.fftoc.com
Home of FFTOC and MyFFTOC
FFTOC - the Fairest way to Crown an Online Champion"
Did anyone else get this?
"We have recently learned that Footballguys has issued several communications criticizing FFTOC. This statement is intended to set the record straight for all concerned.
Footballguys approached FFTOC in January, 2006 to negotiate a business agreement. In April, 2006, the respective owners of Footballguys and FFTOC entered into a written agreement to let Footballguys test new
marketing concepts through FFTOC and to become part owners of FFTOC. On July 15th, 2006, after working together for only three months, Footballguys failed to pay FFTOC the fourth installment payment due under their agreement. The agreement provided that if Footballguys failed to pay an installment, the business relationship between Footballguys and FFTOC would end. (On April 13, 2006, Footballguys falsely announced by e-mail and on the Footballguys.com web site that it purchased 50% of FFTOC. The agreement required Footballguys to pay the full agreed purchase price before it owned any interest in FFTOC. See also page 114 of the Footballguys 2006 Strategy Magazine.)
Because Footballguys refused to pay the agreed price in full, FFTOC is now operating free of any contractual obligations toward Footballguys.
Last year, Footballguys encouraged its subscribers to sign-up on the FFTOC website as a marketing tool. Approximately 8,000 Footballguys subscribers elected to sign-up and to participate in one or more of the
FFTOC sponsored events. It was through this process and paid advertising by FFTOC to Footballguys, that Footballguys subscribers elected to become part of the FFTOC subscriber database. At no time did
Footballguys place any restrictions upon the use of these e-mail addresses by FFTOC. Since the end of their business relationship, Footballguys has asserted FFTOC had no right to use these e-mail addresses in FFTOC business. Although asked to do so by FFTOC, Footballguys has either refused or been unable to produce any legal agreement restricting the use of these e-mail addresses by FFTOC.
Footballguys has recently attempted to assert that FFTOC is sending spam to its subscribers. The position of FFTOC is that e-mails sent to a lawfully obtained subscriber list are not spam. FFTOC believes these
and other actions by Footballguys have resulted in the commercial defamation of FFTOC. We refuse to be threatened, harassed, or intimidated by Footballguys. If this defamation does not stop immediately, FFTOC
will have no option but to seek judicial remedies against Footballguys.
Further, the FFTOC has not and never will sell your email address to another party.
Regardless of this dispute with Footballguys, we are more concerned about our relationship with our subscribers. We only want subscribers who enjoy and appreciate our product and free bonus fantasy football offerings to remain as a part of our subscriber database. If you want your e-mail address to be removed from our subscriber database, please respond to this email with the word remove in the subject line.
Best Regards,
The FFTOC Team
http://www.fftoc.com
Home of FFTOC and MyFFTOC
FFTOC - the Fairest way to Crown an Online Champion"
Did anyone else get this?
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