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by dragonwriter 4556 days ago
> An important note here, is that if you don't have a lawyer, people can threaten to sue you for anything.

People can threaten to sue you for anything if you do have a lawyer, too.

A lawyer obviously helps evaluate the threats.

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They can threaten to sue you, but only a lawyer is really qualified to tell you whether or not the threats are proper.

In this case, the original poster is clearly toeing the legal line. IANAL, but it sounds like what he's doing is perfectly legal.

Either way, if he cares about his website, he should seek legal counsel.

> In this case, the original poster is clearly toeing the legal line.

If he was clearly toeing the legal line, he would have no legal risk. (Toeing the line means "conforming to the rules".)