Monday, October 27, 2008

who owns your name??

United Airlines employees have launched a website calling for the dismissal of Glenn Tilton, the company's CEO.

www.glenntilton.com

This professionally designed website features articles, facts and information as to why this group of employees consider Mr. Tilton to be an "incapable leader". The information is pretty convincing. Imagine being CEO Tilton and learning about an entire website dedicated to your demise!

In this age of identity theft, and with many interpretations of slander and lible laws, it is amazing to me that this is legal. It's one thing to have the website, but to use someone's name as the web address seems to cross a line. What that line is, I do not know. It just feels wrong. What are your thoughts on the matter?

I also find it interesting to consider who is responsible for the website. The website gives the impression that a large group of employees are in agreement on the matter. However, it is possible that just a few, even one angry former employee, could be responsible for the site.

Discuss.

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