How did IRC ping timeouts end up in a lawsuit?
2 days ago
- #lawsuit
- #defamation
- #IRC
- The author won a lawsuit against Roy and Rianne Schestowitz, who falsely accused them of an online harassment campaign.
- The Schestowitzes made defamatory posts, which the judge deemed unsubstantiated character assassination, leading to significant damages awarded to the author.
- A key claim by the Schestowitzes was that simultaneous IRC disconnections of 'mjg59_' and 'elusive_woman' accounts implied they were the same person.
- Technical analysis showed that simultaneous network interruptions could result in disconnections up to 90 seconds apart, debunking the 'simultaneous' claim.
- The Schestowitzes failed to provide witness statements, resulting in no evidence being allowed in court, leading to their counterclaim's failure.