> What about the plain language of the marketing materials soliciting investment that was completely inconsistent with the code of the DAO. The plain language

> What about the plain language of the marketing materials soliciting investment that was completely inconsistent with the code of the DAO. The plain language marketing was that "the code is law". This was repeated many times in many ways and with cute little gifs, but most explicitly https://web.archive.org/web/20160704190119/https://daohub.org/explainer.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160704190119/https://daohub.or... "Any and all explanatory terms or descriptions are merely offered for educational purposes and do not supercede or modify the express terms of The DAO’s code set forth on the blockchain; to the extent you believe there to be any conflict or discrepancy between the descriptions offered here and the functionality of The DAO’s code at 0xbb9bc244d798123fde783fcc1c72d3bb8c189413, The DAO’s code controls and sets forth all terms of The DAO Creation. " > What makes smart contracts so special that people can falsely market them to the public and not be liable? This is a separate question that should be addressed.