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Rackspace sued for hosting GitHubRackspace sued for hosting GitHubPosted Sep 18, 2012 18:14 UTC (Tue) by jonabbey (subscriber, #2736)In reply to: Rackspace sued for hosting GitHub by cortana Parent article: Rackspace sued for hosting GitHub
It is usual to sue whoever you think has the most money.
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Rackspace sued for hosting GitHub Posted Sep 19, 2012 10:30 UTC (Wed) by giggls (subscriber, #48434) [Link]
IMO this is a typical "only possible in the US" thing.
Why would one be able to sue a provider for (possible) illegal actions of its customer?
For me this sounds like suing US postal service for delivering suspected letter bombs.
Sven
Rackspace sued for hosting GitHub Posted Sep 19, 2012 12:19 UTC (Wed) by sorpigal (subscriber, #36106) [Link]
> For me this sounds like suing US postal service for delivering suspected letter bombs.
I'm sure you could try that, and if you had a good lawyer and it were e.g. FedEx and not the real USPS you'd have a chance of getting some kind of settlement.
The legal system in the USA is screwed up )-:
Rackspace sued for hosting GitHub Posted Sep 19, 2012 12:50 UTC (Wed) by niner (subscriber, #26151) [Link]
Not, unfortunately this is not US-only. Ever been to Germany and wonder why there's almost no free WiFi anywhere, at least not without some registration? It's because while providers cannot be held responsible for what their users do, it's unclear who may be considered a provider in this regard. Courts have judged either way.
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