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Wouldn’t it be simpler to ask the pages to politely put in a disclaimer saying they are not affiliated with the government rather than threatening damages or sh

Wouldn’t it be simpler to ask the pages to politely put in a disclaimer saying they are not affiliated with the government rather than threatening damages or shutdown?

matt4077 9y ago
A cease & desist is a lawyer's way of "asking politely", the alternative being a lawsuit.
- user5994461 9y ago
  Agreed. Or by the same metrics I could make a fake website for my bank and put a one line disclaimer in the about page. That wouldn't be right.
  - icebraining 9y ago
    And yet your bank doesn't need a special law regulating the use of its name. We already have laws against fraud, which cover such misleading cases. This is much more broad.
    - user5994461 9y ago
      The city of the story doesn't need a special law either.
      - icebraining 9y ago
        Yet, apparently, it has one.