I'm surprised they are treating it the way they are other than the obvious negative publicity that would ensue.
Negative publicity can be a very strong motivator.
It feels like not a week goes by that 'the internet' learns about some yahoo suing some other guy for shaky reasons, and becoming infamous as a result.
Soon after that the yahoo has to change his name and move to Tijuana.
I had to re-read this comment, because initially I thought you were trying to say that Yahoo! should pack up and move to Mexico after suing Facebook.
But yes, I think you're right. The negative backlash that AOL would get for attacking this kid vastly outweighs any sort of benefit they'd get. Now, this is all about spin and PR.
Negative publicity can be a very strong motivator.
It feels like not a week goes by that 'the internet' learns about some yahoo suing some other guy for shaky reasons, and becoming infamous as a result.
Soon after that the yahoo has to change his name and move to Tijuana.