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''Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help your black ass?'' | ''Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help your black ass?'' | ||
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America is known as a nation of lawsuits, and its predominant influence among the English-speaking world means there is bound to be litigation the evidence record of which has information about the culture of a website at the time of the suit. | America is known as a nation of lawsuits, and its predominant influence among the English-speaking world means there is bound to be litigation the evidence record of which has information about the culture of a website at the time of the suit. | ||
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** [https://www.scribd.com/embeds/421886442/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-DX2XeMeiQiGvVmdQ3jcp&show_recommendations=true Congressional Subpoena] & [https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/62f5a3_f869c81d6bcb495ebdd137776542fe11.pdf James "Jim" Watkins' Official Testimony] & [https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20850791/8chan-hate-speech-delete-jim-watkins-infinitechan-el-paso-shooting-racist-white-supremacist Article by The Verge] - In its ongoing notoriety after alt-right and incel mass shooters posted their manifestos on the site, N.T. Technologies administrator James "Jim" Watkins (a US Citizen residing in the Philippines) was subpoenaed by Congress to describe the website in full and detail his actions to ban, delete, and regulate such content in the past, present, and future. | ** [https://www.scribd.com/embeds/421886442/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-DX2XeMeiQiGvVmdQ3jcp&show_recommendations=true Congressional Subpoena] & [https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/62f5a3_f869c81d6bcb495ebdd137776542fe11.pdf James "Jim" Watkins' Official Testimony] & [https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20850791/8chan-hate-speech-delete-jim-watkins-infinitechan-el-paso-shooting-racist-white-supremacist Article by The Verge] - In its ongoing notoriety after alt-right and incel mass shooters posted their manifestos on the site, N.T. Technologies administrator James "Jim" Watkins (a US Citizen residing in the Philippines) was subpoenaed by Congress to describe the website in full and detail his actions to ban, delete, and regulate such content in the past, present, and future. | ||
* '''USENET''' - One of the first major non-government online networks in the US, USENET has a massive presence in US judicial precedent in establishing guidelines for online litigation. Given that much of USENET is lost (other than some scattered archives at Google Groups) and its scale and influence may not have even been fully understood by users, many of whom still live online today, the detailed descriptions of it provided by primary sources subpeonaed by litigation are immensely important: especially given that a court case eventually dealt USENET the death blow in its reduced role as a centralized warez network. | * '''USENET''' - One of the first major non-government online networks in the US, USENET has a massive presence in US judicial precedent in establishing guidelines for online litigation. Given that much of USENET is lost (other than some scattered archives at Google Groups) and its scale and influence may not have even been fully understood by users, many of whom still live online today, the detailed descriptions of it provided by primary sources subpeonaed by litigation are immensely important: especially given that a court case eventually dealt USENET the death blow in its reduced role as a centralized warez network. | ||
** [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1678029/arista-records-llc-v-usenet-com-inc/?q=USENET&type=o&order_by=score+desc&stat_Precedential=on | ** [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1678029/arista-records-llc-v-usenet-com-inc/?q=USENET&type=o&order_by=score+desc&stat_Precedential=on Arista Records LLC v. Usenet. Com, Inc., 633 F. Supp. 2d 124 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)] - | ||
* Reddit - Public information about landmark court cases involving Reddit were not found on CourtListener other than broad references to "Reddit LLC" as a subdivision of Conde Nast, or in passing examples, and some individuals with a last name of "Reddit" (???). It is possible that further information may exist in civil litigation. | * Reddit - Public information about landmark court cases involving Reddit were not found on CourtListener other than broad references to "Reddit LLC" as a subdivision of Conde Nast, or in passing examples, and some individuals with a last name of "Reddit" (???). It is possible that further information may exist in civil litigation. | ||
* Imgur - Imgur is more commonly seen in court proceedings as a witness as it hosts images which is subject to far greater liability than reddit text. | * Imgur - Imgur is more commonly seen in court proceedings as a witness as it hosts images which is subject to far greater liability than reddit text. | ||
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* Digg | * Digg | ||
** Sinclair v. TubeSockTedD 2009 - A mention of digg as a forum that the comment disparaging the user was posted on, but no further information about the site was recorded. | ** Sinclair v. TubeSockTedD 2009 - A mention of digg as a forum that the comment disparaging the user was posted on, but no further information about the site was recorded. | ||
== What Historians Can Uncover from Litigation == | == What Historians Can Uncover from Litigation == |