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I don't feel bad for Gawker at all. I do, however, feel concerned that a rich person like Thiel can buy litigation. That's a highly dangerous capability. He's using that power for good in this case, but I doubt he always will.
> I do, however, feel concerned that a rich person like Thiel can buy litigation. That's a highly dangerous capability. Welcome to the legal system. Money allows you to mount lawsuit (frivolous or not) and mount effective defenses against them. The problem is when there's an imbalance: when a tech giant sues a small start-up (e.g., Zynga suing over the "Saga" trademark) or when an individual elects not to sue a large…
I agree that in this case Thiel evened the playing field, but the fundamental problem still remains. It's still highly problematic that either Thiel or Gawker can buy the law.