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>>heshie+(OP)
"Even if I believe that what I'm doing is morally correct and legally protected, legal processes still have a financial cost. I can't afford to take on that financial risk for something that I do in my spare time to help others." - this is very logical and exactly what I would have done but it still makes me very sad that this is the way the world works right now :(

>>jonoc+G9
The process is the punishment. Average Joe cannot go toe-to-toe in the legal system as it stands right now. The one with the most money nearly always wins, and - as in this case - the threat of financially ruinous litigation is enough.

>>all2+vb
The one with the most money nearly always wins

This is true in American elections too. I can’t remember the exact number, but something like 80% (or more) of elections are won by the candidate with more money.

When everything is tied to money like this - legal, democracy etc, the little guy is always going to lose

>>akudha+Lg
Careful there because it’s more likely that the already more popular person also happens to be the person that gets the most donations.