>>Matt over on IH said he would just crumple up such a subpoena and do a Michael Jordan into the nearest trash can with it. But he doesn't realize, perhaps, that failure to comply with a subpoena can subject you to legal liability.<<
Correct. But later on in the next few messages, you point out *exactly* my stance on the issue.
>>But as a business, SI needs to balance the costs and benefits of that path with the costs and benefits of complying with the subpoena.<<
My call would be, I'd rather deal with the legal liability, if it even existed. You have to think like a business person and not a robot. If you comply with THAT subpoena, you surely don't have to worry about the legal aspects anymore. Yes that is true. But on the flip side, you will no longer have a business to run, either, due to the instant mass exodus.
SI complies with that subpoena, this site is over with. Nobody will sign up for a membership. If they don't comply, they *MIGHT* get dragged into court. I'd say "Bring it on" so I could prove how the subpoena is complete BS. At least then, you have fought the good fight, made your move as a business person, and showed you stood for what was right.
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