The following is an email received on 18 September 2006 in relation to a threat of legal action against this website by The Wall Street Journal in respect of headcut images shown on this page. The relevant original correspondence can be viewed on: http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2006/06/15/shellnewsnet-dow-jones-companywall-street-journal-threats-against-this-website-2/
The correspondence shows how the Wall Street Journal gave up after we refused to give in to their threats.
THE EMAIL
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