• DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    That doesn’t really address my point though.

    Even if you’re 100% confident that you will ultimately be found blameless, most people would take action to avoid facing a civil suit.

    A well resourced opponent will drag you to consultation. Even forcing you to respond to a legal demand is an arduous task. You might grind through it and even get awarded costs, but you’d have to bear those costs while you’re going through the process.

    Point is, they can still destroy your resolve without winning a case.

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      1 year ago

      Even forcing you to respond to a legal demand is an arduous task.

      You’re over exaggerating the effort required to initially defend yourself against something like this.

      Plus the safe harbor laws are very defined, so a judge would most likely throw the case out of court early on, if it even ever got that far. The safe harbor laws as I understand them are very clear on this.

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        1 year ago

        You’re overexaggerating the desire for volunteers invest any effort whatsoever in defending themselves against a sophisticated and well resourced civil lawsuit.

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          1 year ago

          You’re overexaggerating the desire for volunteers invest any effort whatsoever

          Now that’s hyperbole.

          And again, while I am not a lawyer, my understanding is the law is very specific and very clear on this matter. Companies that host sites that people put comments on (as long as they follow the hosting requirements of the law) are immune from prosecution. Safe harbors.