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Re:I was sued for libel under an unjust law by genwin on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @02:03PM (#4230416)
> I don't understand why it takes so much time and expense

The legal system is a highly profitable industry. It's why obvious frivolous lawsuits can go to trial.

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Re:I was sued for libel under an unjust law by excuse-me on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @03:14PM (#4230896)
On the other hand they were very lucky.

Foreign "crank" defending himself - VS - one of the oldest and most prestigous science journals now owned by a huge publishing company.

Now imagine the next case is a multinational drug company suing an individual researcher or grad student because their published results don't fit with what the drug company would like to see.

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