have encouraged advertisers to cease advertising in the paper. McCaw's attorneys have filed lawsuits against former employees, journalists, as well as competing newspapers, and have issued numerous cease and desist letters, to websites linking to the News-Press website, to local business that display signs in support of former employees, and to former employees who speak to the local media. The parent company of the News-Press, Ampersand Publishing, filed a copyright infringement suit on November 9, 2006, against the Santa Barbara Independent ("SBI")—where many former News-Press columnists had become contributors to the community weekly—claiming that a link on independent.com violated copyright law. The case never reached trial, as an undisclosed settlement was reached on April 28, 2008, resulting in a dismissal at the request of the parties. See also Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara Daily Sound History of Santa Barbara, California Labor relations at the Santa Barbara News-Press Notes External links Thomas M. Storke at the California Newspaper Association Hall of Fame Charles A. Storke at the California Newspaper Association Hall of Fame Controversy Save the Santa Barbara News-Press, site critical of the News-Press Daily newspapers published in California Santa Barbara, California 1868 establishments in California Newspapers established in 1868