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Re:I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me int... by atirip on Monday October 03, 2011 @06:56AM (#3065786)
I'm sorry of asking, but what's wrong in the US when you go to the court alone, without the lawyer? I'm asking because I live in Europe, I did that in civil case and I did won. Actually judge in the end of the first day advised me to hire a lawyer, I said I cannot afford that and then government pointed one to me. In this case there's obviously no cybersquatting, so what's the excuse not going alone?
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Re:I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me int... by DaveChild on Monday October 03, 2011 @07:42AM (#3065903)
The risk is that it's not just the domain name at stake. A lost court case can result in an order to pay the opposition's costs. For a large legal team, that can be expensive.
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Re:I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me int... by fizx on Monday October 03, 2011 @11:09AM (#3066550)
Wouldn't it be sensible for the law to be that the loser has to pay the lesser of the two legal team's costs?
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Re:I own a domain that a big corporation wants to sue me int... by DaveChild on Monday October 03, 2011 @11:16AM (#3066577)
I don't think so, no. Why should a person or company be financially punished for doing nothing wrong? Your suggestion means that if you are sued and pay for a decent lawyer to defend you, but your opponent pays someone dirt cheap (or no-win, no-fee), and then you win, you will be out of pocket for your own defence.
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