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That's the point though. You cannot just write anything and put it up. It must be accurate. Even that being said, you still shouldn't reupload your altered doc
by kvthweatt 9mo ago
That's the point though. You cannot just write anything and put it up.
It must be accurate. Even that being said, you still shouldn't reupload your altered document anywhere.
- cess11 9mo agoWhy not? In some cases it might amount to fraud or something, but in general, why would it be prohibited?
- dylan604 9mo agothis tool coming out on the heels of the DOJ releasing a trove of redacted documents doesn't come across as coincidental to me. let's think about this for a bit longer from that idea of using this on legal evidence...why would doctoring a legal document be prohibited?
- nradov 9mo agoGenerally there is nothing illegal about altering a legal document, or even a strict definition of what counts as a legal document. Under some circumstances it could be illegal to alter a document and use that for fraud, or submit an altered document to a court or government agency. If the doctoring falsely defames someone then you could also open yourself up to a civil suit.
- dylan604 9mo agoIf you can be sued for it, sounds like it's prohibited to me
- nradov 9mo agoNope, that's not how the US legal system works. Anyone can sue for anything. That doesn't mean they'll win.
- cess11 9mo agoPerhaps I misunderstand what "sue" includes in US jurisdictions but prohibition in this context ought to be criminalisation, i.e. something that happens in the relation between the individual and the state, and to me 'suing' is something that happens in a relation between individuals.
- kvthweatt 9mo agoYou do you but I advise you don't. Standard CYA procedure For all we know, Epstein could have punished Trump and made him write "I'm a little bitch boy" 2,000 times and it took up 119 pages so every line got redacted. /madlibs
- cess11 9mo agoOK, and could you detail this "procedure"? Because to me it seems like altering and disseminating a document would be under 1st amendment protection, unless combined with some action that e.g. causes someone else harm or tricks the state into doing something it should not do or something.
- kvthweatt 9mo agoMy point being if it is properly and truly unredacted, then it's the truth. The CYA is just me saying I'm not responsible for anything anyone makes, because anyone can make a document say anything with this tool.
- cess11 9mo agoDid someone say that you should be responsible for what someone else does with this tool? If so, I missed it.
- circuit10 9mo agoI guess you mean offical legal documents or something, but your sentence doesn't say that or mention those so it comes across in a very confusing way (it implies that using Word is illegal because every time you type something you alter your document)
- rexpop 9mo agoThank you! The OP is being very ambiguous and cavalier with language.