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"This feature is unavailable due to a lawsuit filed by VirnetX, Inc." A necessary element for a defamation claim is that the statement be false. As this statem
by the_watcher 10y ago
"This feature is unavailable due to a lawsuit filed by VirnetX, Inc."
A necessary element for a defamation claim is that the statement be false. As this statement is 100% provably true, it is not defamation. They'd be thrown out in an instant.
- Someone 10y agoVirnetX would claim it isn't because of the lawsuit they filed, but because Apple infringed on their patents. I think I would side with that. Do you get sent to jail because someone saw you, or because you were stealing stuff?
- the_watcher 10y ago> Do you get sent to jail because someone saw you, or because you were stealing stuff? You're sent to jail because you were caught, tried, and convicted of stealing things. The act of stealing alone does not send you to jail. Same with patent infringement. The act of infringement alone does not force Apple to shut down iMessage. VirnetX is required to actually file the lawsuit, and then win, for Apple to be required to shut it down.