jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAlleged Switch modder takes on Nintendo’s legal might without a lawyerarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1406
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minus-squaredufkm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days 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 Hobbyist@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoindeed! so there must be more to this. So how does it actually work?
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoA judge can choose to ignore precedent.
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.