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Re:A $130M company faked trials instead of running our free OSS by MichaelZuo on Friday May 16, 2025 @09:00AM (#44004955)
This doesn’t make sense as a risk… can’t anyone in the US already sue anyone else whenever?
Re:A $130M company faked trials instead of running our free OSS by ujkhsjkdhf234 on Friday May 16, 2025 @09:15AM (#44005122)
Yes but the company in question has no motive to sue. They aren't named and any lawsuit would be completely fraught and easily dismissed. On top of that, they would be revealing themselves by suing. It gets more complicated if they are named and now have an actual reason.
Re:A $130M company faked trials instead of running our free OSS by MichaelZuo on Sunday May 18, 2025 @10:38AM (#44021731)
How do you know they wouldn’t have any reason or motive beforehand?

It seems quite possible for it to just be less strong but more than nothing.

Re:A $130M company faked trials instead of running our free OSS by mattmaroon on Thursday May 29, 2025 @11:00AM (#44126760)
Well, a lawsuit is a whole process. The system is designed to reject obviously frivolous lawsuits, while giving complainants some benefit of the doubt.

It is quite easy for your words to tip a “I’ll get whatever they throw at me tossed out quickly and easily” situation to a “I’ll have to spend a bunch of money fighting this” situation.