LOl- being sued isnt a problem.. we all know that the amount of $$ that supposed rights holders missed out on for something they dont even produce is piss all amount.
What IS the problem is the legal costs involved in defending yourself. IF someone decided to take action.. and this doesnt even have to go to court, it can be withdrawn at any point. But at each step you have to defend yourself through appropriate legal means... if you dont, its an easy ride for any licence holder to enter court and find against you.... you HAVE to prove all the way that you are prepared to go the distance. Distributors and rights holders hold all the cards here.. they can send bullshit legal notices and you have to submit proper ones at your own expense.
As we all know our mate WG threatened many people but sold many non licenced stuff all the time... as he emailed to me "unlike you and your friends, i have the money to burn in legal costs".
I sued my ex wife over custody of my son... it got to barrister point... then just before walking into court, she agreed to everything. Cost me $25000 to get to that point. I spent all that money for something that could have been settled amicably right at the start.
Now a distributor can do exactly the same.... take you almost to the court doors and then drop the case.... it has still cost you thousands to get to that point and yet noone has been sued.
remember... all this will happen overseas.. you are expected to attend court there.... big $$$$$$'s indeed!!!
