Protection of an Enterprise’s Reputation in the Virtual Space
A and B know that the famous company ”Shadow” values its reputation very much, so they fabricate dozens of accounts on the BBS of a foreign trade website, “disclose” the negative news about Shadow,and blackmail Shadow into paying “Deleting Fee” through email and phone. The amount of “Deleting Fee” varies from 100Yuanto more than 10,000Yuan.At the beginning, Shadow is afraid that the negative news will bring bad effect upon its corporate image, and mislead customers, so Shadow paid the fee. However, with A and B’ s “appetitie” increasing, Shadow has no choice, but asks the attorney for help. Attorneysuggested that…