Comment by SergeAx
4 years ago
> Mark spoke with a lawyer about suing Google and how much it might cost.
> “I decided it was probably not worth $7,000,” he said.
I believe it is one of the roots of the problem. How is it even possible that getting justice in court in such a trivial case costs about three months of median income?
Well, it's really not straightforward to know what would be the outcome of such a lawsuit. Google's ToS is one thing but the main point is that random user uploading family photos is not a protected group, so Google refusing service is very much their right. The state usually cannot force otherwise.
The state should. Otherwise, what’s the point of having it.
unfortunately consumer protection is basically nonexistent in the US. (besides a lot of reporting requirements, that should be streamlined and automatic anyway.)
I get "How much suing is" doesn't imply winning the case, it is just a price of getting case to court.