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Re:Stubhub buying their own tickets under fake names? by elif on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:38PM (#36698493)
its a double edged sword. the more deliberate actions you take, the easier it is for a lawyer to show that it was willful deception.
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Re:Stubhub buying their own tickets under fake names? by Solvency on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:51PM (#36698760)
Huh? So doing a crappy obvious job at deception means lawyers will go easier on you?

If I sell lifted PS5s in a dark alley with a cheesy Ronald Reagan mask on, does the law say "hey, he didn't try that hard to deceive anyone."

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Re:Stubhub buying their own tickets under fake names? by hiatus on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @02:37PM (#36699632)
Well it's sure harder to plead for leniency if you took active measures to conceal your illegal activity.
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Re:Stubhub buying their own tickets under fake names? by elif on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:49PM (#36700665)
it's not really deception to register and use whatever domains you'd like.
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Re:Stubhub buying their own tickets under fake names? by natch on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @04:12PM (#36700975)
> doing a crappy obvious job at deception means lawyers will go easier on you?

The judge may go easier on you if there was no deception. The lawyer is just showing the judge whatever they can. Poster you replied to got it right.

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