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spiritplumber
on Feb 2, 2015
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My Gravity lawsuit and how it affects every writer...
In this case I guess it would be "You've ripped me off to the tune of a million dollars, so I'm going to cause you a million and one dollars in property damage, this way you'll learn next time".
This is considered acceptable in some cultures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weregild
thaumasiotes
on Feb 2, 2015
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So, weregild is a legal institution the entire point of which is to prevent the process you're talking about. Why the link?
spiritplumber
on Feb 2, 2015
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Because if at some point in history there was a need for weregild, the process I am talking about was common enough to warrant addressing.
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This is considered acceptable in some cultures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weregild