said by major marco :

So you believe that it is entirely legal for entity C to harass and/or threaten to serve a lawsuit upon A in order to get information from A regarding B?

said by pnh102 :

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Someone else said this once, and it applies here perfectly... There's a reason it is called the "legal system" and not the "justice system."

said by nasadude :

yes indeed. I have learned the hard way that in the American legal system, justice is for those that can afford it. You pay nothing and you are not likely to get any justice; if you only pay a little, you only get a little justice; complete justice is very expensive.

said by pnh102 :

It is 100% legal.

Any person or entity in the USA can legally sue anyone else for any reason, regardless of merit. Of course, such lawsuits can be declared frivolous or can be dismissed outright, but the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove that he/she is not liable. Of course, that means "lawyering up" and spending tons of money to defend oneself in court.

Someone else said this once, and it applies here perfectly... There's a reason it is called the "legal system" and not the "justice system."

said by Pirate515 :

Well, in that case, it would be perfectly legal for me to sue the ISP or a university that decides to give my info up to the RIAA without a subpoena or a court order.

said by pnh102 :

Any person or entity in the USA can legally sue anyone else for any reason, regardless of merit. Of course, such lawsuits can be declared frivolous or can be dismissed outright, but the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove that he/she is not liable. Of course, that means "lawyering up" and spending tons of money to defend oneself in court.

Someone else said this once, and it applies here perfectly... There's a reason it is called the "legal system" and not the "justice system."

said by TKJunkMail :

The Golden Rule(not the bible version): Those who have the gold, rule!! And this version of the rule has applied throughout recorded history.

said by TKJunkMail :

But can you afford to pay for an attorney willing to take on an ISP or University.

said by manfmmd :

"A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."

said by vpoko :

Then I guess laywers should find other lawyers to represent them, but for everyone else who finds lawyers too expensive, and are willing to do the legwork, it might be the only choice.