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Re:I was part of a human subject research study without my c... by wslack on Sunday December 19, 2021 @01:24AM (#29611892)
> Being paranoid about lawsuits against some personal blog shows a lack of legal sophistication and this type of sensationalism promotes an irrational fear of being somehow financially vulnerable to almost any legal predation.

And yet, many people reacted just like this writer. Perhaps, given that the reaction was widespread, it could and should have been anticipated, instead of expecting every person to have your evident legal knowledge.

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Re:I was part of a human subject research study without my c... by masklinn on Sunday December 19, 2021 @02:25AM (#29612110)
And above somebody posted a link to 3 different counsel who took the message seriously (one an inside counsel who did not feel confident about their read and referred it to outside counsel).
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