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shuaavion Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take down review videos

Thanks !!!

shuaavion Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take down review videos

Fefe, We never said we're objective. Marketing is almost never objective. We tried to make it objective, but naturally - we're biased. But should the larger player be allowed to stop the smaller one from publishing his materials?

shuaavion Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take down review videos

Just google 'yelp law'. It isn't legal these days.

shuaavion Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take down review videos

We checked VERY thoroughly. They don't have legal basis. Federal law specifically prohibit clauses that prevent open reviews. It is dubbed the 'yelp law'

shuaavion Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take down review videos

Palo Alto can easily cause us to put 500K USD into legal fees, and I guess they thought that we'll bail out due to this empty threat. We chose not to.