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"Being open to litigation does not destroy you." The result of said litigation absolutely can, as far as you consider "crushing fees" a personal destruction. I
by inglor_cz 3y ago
"Being open to litigation does not destroy you."
The result of said litigation absolutely can, as far as you consider "crushing fees" a personal destruction. I definitely do.
"Also a contract is serious business."
What does it even mean? That you are fond of heavy punishments? Shouldn't there be a principle of proportionality applied?
Driving is a serious business too, does not mean that each DUI is met with a 150 000 USD fine.
I still can't help but wonder how your "crush them all" attitude does not reflect the possibility that you can be on the receiving end of such blow. Or perhaps you just prefer a world in which anyone can be destroyed for banal incidents. Weird. What is the upside of that? People will still make mistakes, and, moreover, people will start avoiding any creative work, thus creating an enormous invisible cost to society.
- mgaunard 3y agoYou're mixing together matters pertaining to criminal cases (a DUI is a threat to society) and civil disputes (people have a disagreement about money) in ways that don't make sense at all. Copyright infringement aims to compensate the original author for the work he did that was not compensated for. There being a statutory fee not only streamlines the process and simplifies the otherwise hard evaluation of potential loss, but also discourages copyright infringement to begin with. A DUI is more about making sure you don't put other people at risk, so instead the government will take away your driving license or put you in prison.