> Why then is it permissible to stop someone from archiving the facts?
The "publication" laws were written in a different time - newspapers have, simply because they're physical objects, not searchable at the vast scale and speed that a quick Google search allows now. The laws simply have to be modernized, that's it.
> especially given the repeat scammers who would exploit it.
These can be sued until they burn down to the ground. Making money off of people's misery in that way is as despicable as it gets in a civilized society.
The "publication" laws were written in a different time - newspapers have, simply because they're physical objects, not searchable at the vast scale and speed that a quick Google search allows now. The laws simply have to be modernized, that's it.
> especially given the repeat scammers who would exploit it.
These can be sued until they burn down to the ground. Making money off of people's misery in that way is as despicable as it gets in a civilized society.