Am 12.03.2020 um 15:56 schrieb Pierre Béland: > Mar. 12 2020 10 h 43 min UTC−4, Simon Poole wrote : > > > To use a completely different example: assume that you purchase > a TV set paid by monthly instalments and you default on them. In > civilised countries that doesn't give the seller the right to break in > to your apartment and repossess the TV, they don't get to cut off > electricity to the flat and they don't get the right to stick big > notices on your doors. The seller needs to utilize the whatever > tools are provided by the legal system, totally regardless off how > upset they are and how righteous they might feel about their actions. > Simon > > An other example > Let say we produce bricks standing outside of the shop. Since too > many are stolen, we use a trick to make the bricks flashing with a > message when they get in inappropriate hands. Can somebody sue us > because their house is flashing with message about where the bricks > come from ?
Breach of a contract is not the same as stealing goods*, but depending on legislation you could very well get sued for disclosing the alleged criminals name. Simon * in IP legislation things are not quite so clear but that is really going too far now.
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