Previous to that, requests to remove the articles, by phone and e-mail, were ignored. And speaking about assumptions, simply posting a credit link on someone else’s material doesn’t necessarily give you permission to use said material. Nor does everyone ‘appreciate’ seeing their stuff show up on someone else’s site, link credit or not. I happen to be one of these people. See, it’s all about permission. Which everyone should get before publishing anyone else’s material. Which is sort of the point of the article you’re commenting on.

And if someone who used a competitor’s material without permission, wants to take ‘legal action’ against that author for writing about it before any link was added or permission granted, they’re more than welcome to do so. In fact, anyone can sue anyone else for anything. It’s being successful that’s the challenge. See, I’ve been laboring under the impression that lack of accuracy was the benchmark for any successful lawsuit, but perhaps you’re aware of a wrinkle that makes that premise moot.

On the other hand, if anyone takes other people’s material without permission, don’t be surprised if the people that own that material write about it, and rather than threatening legal action in a comment section, mea culpa’s are usually more effective from a PR standpoint. See, making legal threats in the comment section of a blog usually ends up with the cat making them looking like a tool.