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Old 07-14-2008, 04:22 PM   #15
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Re: The PG13 Dilemma

When you make blanket absolute statements like that is where you go wrong. You can't simply say "You are safe." You are never absolutely safe from litigation. Even if you can win, the costs and hassles can still be enormous.

That is why you take preventative steps in advance. Some of the examples already given in this thread are a good start.

But it is irresponsible to tell people they are simply "safe" or that any law suit would be "thrown out of court."

People should know and understand the risks they are undertaking in any endeavor. If you run a mud, you do risk the possibility of litigation from a sufficiently disgruntled user. The more risk factors you add to your game (like sexual or adult content), the higher your risk of litigation. Most of us believe the chances are small, and the odds of losing even smaller, but that does not completely eliminate the risk altogether. And it certainly does not mean people should just ignore the risks and not take precautions.

Strange you would only mention this now. Which judge was that? For legal advice, consulting an attorney is vastly superior to consulting a judge. Judges frequently defer to clerks to actually research new areas of law. Attorneys have to keep up with the law themselves in order to give appropriate, profitable advice (or else they would have no clients). But this risks going off on a pointless tangent akin to a "battle of the experts."
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