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cbg0today at 4:45 PM2 repliesview on HN

You only have to be worried if you're doing something illegal, like the guys in the article. Misfiling something won't land you in jail, just some fines at the most. Intent matters quite a bit.


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vjvjvjvjghvtoday at 6:05 PM

“ just some fines at the most. “

That’s ok for the big players with deep pockets. For the little guy this is a much bigger problem. As it should. It would just be nice if law breaking would be a bigger problem for the bigger companies too.

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bluefirebrandtoday at 4:54 PM

When you're not wealthy, "some fines at most" can be a really nasty setback

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