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blahi · 2016-07-14 14:35:55+00:00

While I'm sure that's probably the motivation behind these lawsuits, they won't be able to do anything if Google is not at fault.

eru | karma 30335 | avg karma 1.29 · | 2014-07-31 09:26:17+00:00

Actually, Google wants to be held at fault. At least that's their stated position.

TheOtherHobbes | karma 24030 | avg karma 3.21 · | 2019-02-03 10:28:53

Google has no incentive to do better. There's some hubris involved, but there's also a lot of sociopathic indifference.

A class action suit might give it the motivation it needs to start behaving responsibly.

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atmosx | karma 6099 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2018-11-26 20:38:46+00:00

Maybe you can sue Google for negligence.

angry-hacker | karma 1863 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2016-06-08 19:22:52

Yes but they are not going to sue Google, that is the problem

perryizgr8 | karma 1091 | avg karma 0.59 · | 2021-04-30 13:39:14

That's why Google and Samsung need to be sued in a similar fashion, too.

nextparadigms | karma 17011 | avg karma 5.25 · | 2012-01-12 04:10:39+00:00

I was wondering about this, too, if some people won't just sue Google.

johan_larson | karma 2662 | avg karma 3.14 · | 2018-01-09 05:52:14

I think this lawsuit is a sign that Google's management miscalculated. The last thing they wanted was for this issue to drag on. They don't want to be on the front lines of the culture war. They want to build great things and make piles of money.

chillydawg | karma 2020 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2017-03-25 16:51:07+00:00

Even if they sued and won, google could pay any damages out of petty cash. You'd have to be extremely sure of yourself to try and sue google.

yummyfajitas | karma 41937 | avg karma 3.52 · | 2014-11-03 04:32:26+00:00

Google can certainly afford to litigate, and it's unclear to me what they'd be sued over in any case.

Could you explain this in more detail?

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brenden2 | karma 2666 | avg karma 4.84 · | 2020-06-03 16:31:19+00:00

What Google is doing is wrong. That's literally what the lawsuit is about.

tomc1985 | karma 11141 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2019-12-17 07:38:34

I don't agree that companies should be absolved of blame simply because they're acting in fear of a lawsuit. You are right, the DMCA is the culprit here but equally disgraceful is the sheer cowardice on Google's part. They can afford to fight for their users and techno-utopian ideals but it's far cheaper to employ half-baked technological solutions instead.

remarkEon | karma 7041 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2017-09-01 01:34:42+00:00

Something tells me that suing Google, regardless of the validity of the claim, is not easy.

beatgammit | karma 1828 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2019-11-17 09:03:05+00:00

I'm rarely on Google's side these days, but this is one fight that I'm glad they're the ones fighting it. They have the resources to put up a compelling case, and hopefully it's enough to stand in court.

valkea | karma 9 | avg karma 0.6 · | 2017-02-23 23:39:15

Sure, that's what Google's lawyers claim.

tannedNerd | karma 514 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2022-03-28 18:24:48

So then a different google subsidiary with no clear connections will file the suit next. Also if google wants to do something or ruin someone a few million dollar fine isn't going to deter them one bit

mtkd | karma 1968 | avg karma 4.94 · | 2011-09-08 19:47:15+00:00

I suspect this just as much driven by Google building tools it can't be sued for later

londons_explore | karma 35497 | avg karma 2.72 · | 2017-04-05 14:58:32+00:00

To my knowledge, Google has started exactly 2 lawsuits in it's history.

dandare | karma 4553 | avg karma 3.89 · | 2022-03-30 10:44:31

I don't understand why the fear of being sued is not preventing Google (and other big players) from misusing their position like this. Is it impossible to sue Google?

billybolton | karma 6 | avg karma 0.17 · | 2018-06-09 05:29:54+00:00

They will sue if they see an emerging threat to the survivability of their core buisness. No one can touch Google on their ads and search ecosystem so they won’t sue. This is an illusion of benevolence.