Originally Posted by cordelli

Believe the lawsuits were because the site was using their logo without obtaining permission (which of course would never be granted) and because they were violating their exec's privacy. I don't think they took any steps to have the site taken down, they have had fifteen years to do that and don't really seem to care.

They were fairly clear in the press they don't care if the site is up or not

In the lawsuits, United said it is not trying to prevent Jeremy Cooperstock from operating a website where people can express their views about United, but is instead trying to protect its intellectual property, such as its logo, and trying to alleviate confusion by United customers who might think they are filing a complaint with the airline on Untied.com

In April they redesigned the site to look exactly like the United site. Had they not done that, probably United never would have acted.