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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by Can_Not on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:31AM (#23402221)
I dont find this convincing, taxis are mad because it's competition, the restaurants are mad because its impersonation. The restaurants should be entitled to civil suits to reclaim damages while in the Uber/AirBnB situation its more about regulations that the government failed to enforce.
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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by heavyset_go on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:31PM (#23407640)
I agree, however liability should go much further than just civil damages, and should enter the territory of criminal fraud and trademark infringement.

If I impersonated Disney online and used their trademarks on my website, the FBI would raid my home, I'd be in prison and courts would bar me from ever touching a computer again.

Restaurants should be able to call the cops and report fraud, have it investigated and stopped, and have their cases passed on to federal authorities if necessary. This doesn't happen.

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