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1. register lots of domains 2. send Google cryptic cease and desist for each domain 3. wait for Google to accidently violate cease and desist 4. profit What
by steve19 10y ago
1. register lots of domains
2. send Google cryptic cease and desist for each domain
3. wait for Google to accidently violate cease and desist
4. profit
What can possibly go wrong?
- argonaut 10y agoThe judge, a human who possesses common sense, sees you've registered lots of domains and spammed C&D letters to Google, calls you out on your BS, and orders you to pay Google's legal fees?
- kuschku 10y agoSo, find a Judge in east texas?
- argonaut 10y agoWrong issue. That's for patent lawsuits.
- kuschku 10y agoWell, it was more in jest, but the argument I wanted to make was that there will be a judge allowing that. Remember Scientology's SeaOrg suing thousands of IRS employees and the IRS? Those weren't thrown out either.
- ceejayoz 10y ago> the argument I wanted to make was that there will be a judge allowing that. This argument only works if the system doesn't have the ability to appeal.
- _nalply 10y agoIn Switzerland this would be «manifest abuse of a right». https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/19070042/index.html#a2 https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/19070042/... (art. 2 paragraph 2 of Swiss Civil Code: Acting in good faith). This is a common standard in many jurisdictions and an important element of the rule of law, so I think that in the US, if law is done right, a judge will identify such behaviour as abuse.
- slavik81 10y agoCFAA: "Whoever having knowingly accessed a computer without authorization..." I am not a lawyer, but accidentally violating the cease and desist would clearly not be a breach of the CFAA. And in any case, civil suites are designed to compensate you for damages. If Google's acts caused you no harm, then you wouldn't get anything even if they were in the wrong.