@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 day agoAlleged Switch modder takes on Nintendo’s legal might without a lawyerarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down13
arrow-up1404arrow-down1external-linkAlleged Switch modder takes on Nintendo’s legal might without a lawyerarstechnica.com@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-square@dufkm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•14 hours agoThat would be a nice legal loophole for a corporation. Bribe someone to lose a court case without council, and then use that case as legal precedent for future cases.
minus-squareThe HobbyistlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 hours agoindeed! so there must be more to this. So how does it actually work?
That would be a nice legal loophole for a corporation. Bribe someone to lose a court case without council, and then use that case as legal precedent for future cases.
indeed! so there must be more to this. So how does it actually work?
A judge can choose to ignore precedent.