I don't have any opinion or comment about anyone else involved in this dustup other than Equibase (and I've had far more than my share of conflict within this industry myself). The only thing I will say is, having had a relationship with Equibase for years (we were the first, I think, to cut a deal with them for electronic data), there is NO WAY they would threaten to blacklist anyone, or send anyone a virus. a) They are completely straight, corporate, and by the book, and b) they don't have to. They own the data. If you use it (meaning take it electronically from them or a reseller) they have legal recourse.