• gowan@reddthat.com
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      3 years ago

      Reddit has lawyers they can call on to mount a defense. Im willing to bet this is entirely about liability

      • DavyJones@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 years ago

        Understandable reason but there is not one illegally shared file in these communities. What’s next, watching a John Wick movie makes me a murderer now?

        • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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          Legal fees are expensive, even for spurious lawsuits. People and companies have gone under even when they’re in the right because the court case cost too much.