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What’s the point of not naming names? This could easily be just a creative writing exercise.
by m-s-y 1y ago
What’s the point of not naming names? This could easily be just a creative writing exercise.
- bluGill 1y agoThe truth is not a defense against libel laws in all countries. Depending on where this is the poster could be out a lot of money just for naming names. As such not naming names is the safe answer. Even in the US where the truth is a defense, you still can be out a lot of lawyer fees because you can be sued for things you say and it can cost a lot of hours in court.
- IncreasePosts 1y agoThe author is located in Italy, where "it's the truth" is not an absolute defense against defamation like you say - basically, here, causing "reputational harm" is actually against the law, even if you are telling the truth. There are a few exceptions like social interest which may apply, but it is a dangerous game to play because you need to prove that to the courts, as opposed to just proving what you wrote is what actually happened.
- gtirloni 1y agoIt's a curse we also inherited in Brazil. Companies can't have any marketing mentioning their competitors or they face lawsuits.
- SoftTalker 1y agoIn the USA it used to be very rare for companies to directly mention competitors in ads. Products would be compared to "Brand X" or some other genericized name instead. I think it still is somwhat rare. Why even let a potential customer know that a competitor exists?
- gtirloni 1y agoIt's usually some new entrant taking on an old brand so they aren't really helping that brand's awareness.
- toyg 1y agoPlus, any court proceedings in Italy can routinely take decades, destroying one's life even if they are completely innocent, even if the complaint is trivial, even if the complainant is obviously malicious.
- 93po 1y agoa company with a history of threatening baseless lawsuits, combined with possible NDAs, or possible professional backlash when lawsuit-happy company threatens former employer. not worth it for a blog post.
- stronglikedan 1y ago[flagged]
- xmprt 1y agoNaming names is exactly what prevents a witch hunt. By keeping it vague, everyone here is wondering which company this is and whether they're currently doing business with them.
- ceejayoz 1y agoPlus, the problem with a "witch hunt" is witches don't exist, so anyone you catch is innocent. A witch hunt that finds actual evil witches is… good.
- indoordin0saur 1y agoMoral of the story is that going to open-source is only part of avoiding the traps that vendors set. You also have to trust the vendor you're working with and make sure that the contract isn't full of lawyer tricks.
- beambot 1y agoAssymetric legal battles are best avoided...