[theoracle101]

How is this any different than Gawker using the legal system as a defense strategy? They print whatever they want, and good luck suing them, they'll wear you out in long legal battles with their deep pockets.

The only difference this time is they picked on a bully with bigger pockets.

[internaut]

I've seen this question asked about a dozen times now on HN and nobody is even attempting to answer it.

It's all handwaving madly so the flaws in their reasoning aren't spotted. That remains my position until a good argument gets presented that isn't all over the place with logic leaps.