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4chan likely makes much more money than is reported.. with moot putting forward this broke-kid image, I would think he becomes a much smaller target for the var
by mishmash 16y ago
4chan likely makes much more money than is reported.. with moot putting forward this broke-kid image, I would think he becomes a much smaller target for the various entities, laws, and copyrights they trample on.
It's sort of like how the IFPI used the "profitable" motive in it's arguments against the Pirate Bay.
Poor people make poor lawsuit targets.
- fragmede 16y agoArguable, poor people make great targets because they're less likely to be able to defend themselves.
- pinksoda 16y agoThose people are "judgment proof" because even if you get a judgment that says they owe you a billion dollars, you'll never collect a dime.
- fragmede 16y agoThat's step 1. Step 2 is using the billion dollar judgement as a precedent when suing people with a little bit of money.
- mishmash 16y agoAh an RIAA rep, welcome to Hacker News. :)
- joshu 16y agoThis is not correct. It is very expensive to host, which chews up the profits.