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Because damages are easy to calculate - how much money did Jones make from intentionally lying about the victim? That money is the result of him selling their r
by sophacles 2y ago
Because damages are easy to calculate - how much money did Jones make from intentionally lying about the victim? That money is the result of him selling their repuation without their consent - the market decided what the value of that act was.
- johnecheck 2y agoSooooooooo, if release a YouTube video defaming someone, and only made $0.35 off ad revenue, I only did $0.35 in damage? Definitely how that works. If I burn down somebody's house and sell tickets to watch, the damages are easy to calculate! It's just my ticket revenue! THE MARKET DECIDED! Gotta give you some credit though, you beat out some real competition for dumbest take in the thread.
- sophacles 2y agoWell partly true... The part where no one wants to watch your videos seems extremely reasonable. Unfortunately you veer way out of reasonableness when you compare the crime of arson with the civil law of defamation. Criminal law and civil law are very different things... So much so that im not even sure what you're trying to get at with your analogy. You do seem upset about it though, and that does make sense... I'd imagine the world would be scary without even a basic understanding of the rules that you're held to. Fortunately this information is readily available... Some review material for junior high civics classes will cover most of what you need to know, and should only take you an hour or two to go through.