Swiss court finds in favour of UCI in Landis defamation case

This clearly demonstrates why I am in such a poorly paid job; I am not enough of a fuckwit to populate the kind of overpaid, incompetent, idiotic role that these jerks do. Utterly moronic, and fuel to the case against LA.

So to recap, he can't say they:

'have concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so, have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case, have protected certain racing cyclists, concealed cases of doping, have engaged in manipulation, particularly of tests and races, have hesitated and delayed publishing the results of a positive test on Alberto Contador, have accepted bribes, are corrupt, are terrorists, have no regard for the rules, load the dice, are fools, do not have a genuine desire to restore discipline to cycling, are full of shit, are clowns, their words are worthless, are liars, are no different to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi'

Can I call them 'clowns' and 'fools' and tell the Swiss court to go swivel? It's not as if Switzerland is a place I intend to re-visit anyway. It's a bit boring and full of undesirables like Pat and Hein.

I think that the thankless task of trying to stop Pat and Hein doing anything in public that would heap even further ridicule on the UCI would fall to PR consigliere Enrico Carpani. Unfortunately, he seems to be cut from much the same cloth as they are.

I am tempted to say the UCI are a bunch of old gits (I think Landis missed that one) but I may wish to go to switzerland sometime so I will refrain and say:

UCI are really do seem to have a penchant for the own goals (is there a cycling equivalent phrase)the Kimmage case is yet another example.

In the age of social media the one thing that is going to ensure that the views of those who oppose you get maximum airing is is to take a defamation case out in a country that has no jurisdiction over the activity of the defendant. Even super injunctions have little power over the speed of social media.

All that they have achieved here is the broadcasting of Landis views to a wider public, made themselves look silly and prove that Swiss judges do have a sense of humor along with a sense of natural justice. Why else this ruling, as the Judge must be aware of the rulings real limitations and that he/she is giving Verbruggen and McQuaid a Pyrrhic victory.

What the UCI has rather successfully achieved is to turn hushed whispers into a viral campaign, perhaps I should have used the phrase old gits.

It's fortunate for Landis that he's probably so skint he can't leave the US anyway

this is getting all quite amusing now ...

Such good timing, coming just as it does before, hopefully, USADAs case file is made public and shows that the UCI are in fact clowns, full of shit, took payment from LA etc etc etc...

Can Landis, when publishing the ruling in full, list what he is forbidden from saying? Or would that put him in breach of the judgement?

I'm pretty sure that this is unenforceable - failing the first test of bad law.

All he needs to do is tell the foolish clowns to EFF OFF !

Once the checks clear, does he get his 2006 TdF title back? I believe there is some precedent there...

As an American citizen, isn't Landis' right to say "Hein and Pat are full of shit" guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution?

So, let me understand this: McQuaid and Verbruggen AREN'T full of shit. Officially. I'm glad that's finally been clarified. Because, although I'm not a lawyer, to me the evidence had always pointed to the opposite. Well, another good day for the UCI.

Let me get this straight;
1) Hein said Lance Armstrong did not give the UCI any money.
2) Pat said he did, and conceded that taking it may have been a "mistake".
3) According to the judgement, neither of these men are "liars".

That's the last time I'll buy a Toblerone!

Landis is on thin ice when it comes to comparisons with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

So the way I read the document. He cannot state they are any of those things outlined in the court document.

He just needs to grab a thesaurus and find other words for them.

So for example. No more Clowns. But they could be

Quote:

Clown  
Definition: joking person
Synonyms: antic, buffoon, comedian, comic, cut-up, dolt, droll, farceur, funnyperson, funster, gagman, gagster, harlequin, humorist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, life of the party, madcap, merry-andrew, merrymaker, mime, mountebank, mummer, picador, pierrot, prankster, punch, punchinello, quipster, ribald, wag, wisecracker, wit*, zany*

A court which has no jurisdiction in any of the countries of publication finds against a person over whom it has no jurisdiction. I am aware by the way that the Swiss think they have jurisdiction because the injured parties are in Switzerland but I would be surprised if the USA or France agree. As long as he never goes to Switzerland Landis can probably ignore this court and its findings. I think I also read this was a civil case which would further limit the findings effect outside Switzerland.

he may as well not pay and find out if the LA disclosures prove he was right anyway..

Did Landis miss anything off his list...