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> you're not actually going to risk paying their legal fees to make a faulty argument in court. In the U.S. a losing plaintiff does not pay the defendant's leg
by lisper 5y ago
> you're not actually going to risk paying their legal fees to make a faulty argument in court.
In the U.S. a losing plaintiff does not pay the defendant's legal fees unless the lawsuit is deemed to be frivolous, which hardly ever happens.
- chii 5y agoWhich i think is a failure of the system - it makes some court cases that would be ruled in favour of the "small guy" to not take place instead, which makes the "big guy" win by default. The US should adopt a small claims courts system which costs less (like a copyright small claims etc), which would admit frivolous DMCA take downs etc, as well as cases like these. And amend the damages awarded to include fees incurred as part of the case.
- lisper 5y agoThere are small-claims courts, but the limit on what you can sue for there is typically <$10k. Not enough if your entire livelihood is at stake, as it is in this case.