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OP here. Initially I was not going to respond to your comment, because you are right, I am not a lawyer. My background is in journalism. I would not trust me to represent anyone, including myself, in a legal proceeding. However, after thinking it through a little bit more, I did want to say something in my own defense, so that your comment doesn't discourage anyone else who is curious by nature. This was a topic that piqued my curiosity, and so I put in the time to read the filing and research other relevant court cases. I did not mention them all in my blog post, but I did a fair amount of review of case law that might be relevant here. Likewise, in my books, I review academic studies and then put them in plain language that a general readership can understand. Isn't this what we should be encouraging on Hacker News? "Hey, there was a subject I was curious about, so I endeavored to learn a little more about it; doing so led me to update my priors, and here is what I know now." Dismissing that because I lack the right credentials feels a little gate-keepy. I'm not claiming to be a legal expert. I merely learned something about the law and published it in case it piques someone else's interest as well. The title of the post makes it clear that the point is about me realizing my assumptions were inaccurate, not about what I think the outcome of the case will be. |