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I'm not so sure. Maybe "don't be a trash publication that skirts the law, and then defies orders to take things down when told by a judge".

I don't see that. There seems to be a conspiracy theory floating around that Thiel was destined to destroy Gawker even if Gawker did nothing illegal, because "money and lawsuits".

I don't buy it. Courts routinely throw out frivolous suits, sometimes they even punish the people who start them.

Gawker lost because Gawker was wrong.

And if they weren't in violation of the law they wouldn't have to pay and had their court fees refunded by their counter suit.

Yes Thiel has shakey ethics. Gawker violated the law AND ethics. Neither side was good in this case.

If you think court cases are too expensive PERIOD... Then start caring about Tort Reform.