Oddbean new post about login | logout Just when you thought US courts couldn't be any more retarded, a New York Judge just dismissed the defamation suit against Chainalysis because he says the software enjoys free speech protections. Full story: https://www.therage.co/chainalysis-defamation-dismissed/
So let me get this right, Chainalysis's (who work with the government) code is free speech but Tornado Cash's isn't? Got it https://media.tenor.com/muhYNAcrPikAAAAC/heard-em-this-guy.gif
The arguments made are very specific to Chainalysis' flagging, not to code per se. It's a damn smart defense unfortunately, just a shame that the judge let this fly as Anti-SLAPP laws are usually intended to protect journalists from billion dollar corporations.
Does that set precedence in favor of software?
Only software the government wants to protect.
Unbelievable!
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others nostr:nevent1qqswzy705ptq4m8syhm9hgl8wcgynmwh39a5wfr6n9r0ummedx273zspg3mhxw309amk7aphdpux7ae5x44ksueh0phxuc3hxe6rxapkwe3rgdmnwp4hxettx4shxmp4d4h827r2xfkkxernwpkk66tf09jzummwd9hkutczyrv2dm8scwtw428hnfzf0l5mwlwfwa3ng50nefwxxn3qsev3zej8kqcyqqqqqqgpfdadw
This is what happens when the CIA and MSA create entities like Chainalysis as a result of cracking down on individualism. This is how a certain religious text works, folks.
Rules for thee...
Dude this is just to be as insulting as possible in a clearly rigged court, imo. Are you fucking serious?
My algorithm flags this as insane... nostr:note1uyfulgzkptk0qf0ktw37wassf8ka0ztmguj84x2xlehhj6v4az9qxne79y
There are no laws, only Power!
The sick irony in this
Arbitrary legal protection of their code is mere “Castling” on a judicial chessboard. Yet, ₿itcoin’s lack of centralized authority allows every piece including its pawns to become Kings and Queens at will. The realities of “lawfare” should be no more confounding than “warfare”.
