muesliNov 21, 2019

Here's a short story:

A certain member of my local hackerspace runs a web-service that returns racist content and nazi-symbolism.

Member gets evicted from the hackerspace and his membership cancelled by democratic vote.

Member sues the hackerspace for public defamation.

Hackerspace is running break-even and can barely afford attorneys and legal advice.

I really, really need to contain myself at this point, but someone truly deserves a can of whoop-ass.

Show threadsunfunNov 21, 2019
@fribbledom A popular legal strategy used by those with deep pockets is to sue someone and throw so much paperwork and continuations at them that they fold because of the expenses.
Show threadParnikkapore

@sunfun @fribbledom see also: Patent trolls.

If I read correctly, those guys live entirely on (questionable) lawsuits.

Nov 21, 2019 at 11:25pmWeb