[Throwawayh89]

And if they did really want to hide it, why not do a better job?

If you don't want to lie on the Whois, use a shell company or something.

[elif]

its a double edged sword. the more deliberate actions you take, the easier it is for a lawyer to show that it was willful deception.

[Solvency]

Huh? So doing a crappy obvious job at deception means lawyers will go easier on you?

If I sell lifted PS5s in a dark alley with a cheesy Ronald Reagan mask on, does the law say "hey, he didn't try that hard to deceive anyone."

[natch]

> doing a crappy obvious job at deception means lawyers will go easier on you?

The judge may go easier on you if there was no deception. The lawyer is just showing the judge whatever they can. Poster you replied to got it right.

[hiatus]

Well it's sure harder to plead for leniency if you took active measures to conceal your illegal activity.

[elif]

it's not really deception to register and use whatever domains you'd like.