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A small Australian company called Deep Cycle Systems (DCS) is suing Youtuber Stephan Fischer from AllOffroad 4×4 Adventures for defamation for (IMO) an honest multi-year battery review and documenting other users experiences with DCS LFP batteries in their 4×4 vehicles.
If DCS win this insane lawsuit it will be a threat to the entire review industry, everyone will lose.
https://www.youtube.com/@UC825uQNChjLwDQC7B3yZdoQ
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews
https://www.patreon.com/alloffroad
Defamation lawsuit playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA2XSq4ONOVJB3uj0xsjcZiGAS1Nd8skV
The two review videos he’s being sued for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRcSPuBob-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiviCPpK-Y
The Australian government have tested DCS LFP home storage batteries:
https://arena.gov.au/projects/testing-the-performance-of-lithium-ion-batteries/
Report is here: https://arena.gov.au/assets/2018/05/lithium-ion-battery-testing-public-report-12.pdf
There is some precedent for defamation by companies against individuals in Australia:
https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/CommsLawB/2020/14.pdf
https://gclegal.com.au/limelight-newsletters/defaming-through-google-reviews/
Defamation act 2005: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2005-077
The battery capacity tester discussed:
https://www.amazon.com.au/MakerHawk-Adjustable-Electronic-Intelligent-Resistance/dp/B07F3NHHST
Deep Cycle System website:
https://www.deepcyclesystems.com.au/
https://www.deepcyclesystems.com.au/dcs-battery-tech/
Reviews: https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/deep-cycle-systems-dcs
Other videos discussing the DCS lawsuit:
Louis Rossman: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=louis+rossmann+dcs
John Cadogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUA1I_oMNl4
4×4 Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pka5U2NgEkI
