Copyright Trolls Sue Bloggers, Defense Lawyers 219
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davecb writes "Prenda Law has commenced three defamation, libel and conspiracy suits against: defense lawyers, defendants and all the blogger and commentators at 'Die Troll Die' and 'Fight Copyright Trolls'. The suits, in different state courts, each attempt to identify anyone who has criticized Prenda, fine them $200,000 each for stating their opinions, and prohibit them from ever criticizing Prenda again."
Sorry, Prenda (Score:5, Insightful)
That is not how the world works.
Prepare to lose. Badly.
Good luck with that (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Sorry, Prenda (Score:5, Insightful)
If they come - they need to come in person and be prepared to meet Mr. Mossberg.
They know what they're doing (Score:5, Insightful)
Of all the people (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Sorry, Prenda (Score:5, Insightful)
Any judge that doesn't dismiss this immediately as frivolous with big fines should be impeached.
Re:Sorry, Prenda (Score:5, Insightful)
That is not how the world works.
The chilling effect has already been imposed. It is how the world works.
It's not how the world ought to work, but somewhere along the line we decided that the lawyers should run society, and the results are predictable.
Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? (Score:5, Insightful)
Perhaps in a case like this the judge should fine the accuser if they lose and give the claimed damages to the defendants.There needs to be some sort of downside to this kind of abuse.
Re:Sorry, Prenda (Score:5, Insightful)
No, these cases should be heard. They should be heard, lost, have legal fees shoved back on them, and marked as a warning to others.
When a judge dismisses a case, it can be refiled elsewhere. When it's dismissed with prejudice, someone else can raise the same sort of suit. When YOU FUCKING LOSE, the next guy will face a defense lawyer who says "oh, but in Dickhead vs. BK Joe, Dickhead was found to be a moron" and THAT GUY FUCKING LOSES TOO.
Re:Sorry, Prenda (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm truly sorry you thought there was a possible outcome of justice.
Re:Sorry, Prenda? Why? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Sorry, Prenda (Score:5, Insightful)
But legally bludgeoning people to shut them up, rob them, pimp slap them publicly and perform live human sacrifices to educate the rest of the sheeple that if they step out of line the big bad wolves will serve them up with mint jelly is easy, common and the system stinks with it. And it won't change, because the lawyers like it this way, and the people who make our laws are almost to a person lawyers or ex-lawyers with friends still in the business and happy to fund a political campaign. Worse, the corporations like it this way because it gives them unlimited power to crush little people under their thumbs. So, the only answer is for the people to shout "Whoa! The system is broken and the lawyers have raped and pillaged what the bankers haven't razed to the ground."
Short of a French Revolution redux, we need to explain with extreme prejudice that we as a society are no longer amused and in fact the random thought of heads in baskets suddenly seems rather amusing.