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		MagicMoonlight on April 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed I’d imagine there are laws preventing that kind of behaviour. If a court is ordering you to pay something and you then hide all your assets to avoid paying then that’s pretty serious. Would you be happy if a chemical plant donated its facility to a new company “Chemical Plant 2” in order to avoid paying compensation for chemical spills?

VonGuard on April 7, 2023 [–]

Happy? No. But if they do it before the verdict, it's all in the clear. Happens ALL the time. Businesses constantly sell their assets to other shell companies to avoid liability. Alex Jones is doing this right now AFTER the verdict.

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