Masnick is a long-time and respected tech blogger with a good legal knowledge as far as I can tell. He's article are usually pretty fact-based and well-informed

Masnick is a long-time and respected tech blogger with a good legal knowledge as far as I can tell. He's article are usually pretty fact-based and well-informed. And as others have said, he's usually pretty critical about Musk. So yes, I think his opinion on this matter is to be taken seriously.