1. I was discussing the idea, not the action. I do not live anywhere near an Israeli court, but that should not -and does not- prevent me from chewing the fat about it. I would not go to a large claim court let alone a small claims court, nor have I ever said I had intended to. You should learn to read better.
2. I have little understanding of the particulars of the given law. In the US it would fail the right to free speech in the constitution, and in Israel probably too. I doubt that in a free society a law can forbid people from associating or disassociating with a particular group or product. In other words, the legal system can't tell me what to boycott more than they can tell me what to support. And if it could, it would lead to brilliant literature similar to the writings of Kundera and others in the Soviet Union - satire, parody, etc. For example, if I am not able to call for a boycott of, say people who believe in (stick your particular group here), I can still write that we should all support this group because their maliciousness, corruption and stupidity would lead us all to a catharsis and is good for our moral development. 3. But on the particulars mentioned in the next part of the thread, a good lawyer or activist will find some member of the affected group who is willing to stand forward. Then proving damages is trivial. It can even be the trauma caused to guy by the boycott, which caused him untold amount of money in therapy. Or that he became depressed upon finding that RMS is a complete idiot, like the guys who find out that Santa is just a fat man in a cheap red suit. The issue is not only who is right, but who has deeper pockets. If you have a right to sue, you do it. The other side has to hire legal representation, and will soon realize that actions have financial consequences. And while he/she is spending his energy defending his action in court, he does not have time to do his original act. Again, I am talking about principle, not about suing RMS for being a moron, associating with morons, or any of a number of things he is or does. Have fun, y'all! On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Ram-on Agmon <agm...@gmail.com> wrote: > אני חושב שזה רעיון נהדר שתתבע את סטולמן. לך על זה. נראה אותך. > > לדעתי, אתה סתם מתנפח. לבית משפט לתביעות קטנות אין סיכוי שתזיז את עצמך. > > רם און > > >
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