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0 pointsechoangle1y ago0 comments

Since it’s case law, everyone would benefit from the precedent

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hnfong1y ago

The last time the US Supreme Court decided on copyright law, they basically said "we like what Google is doing with Android, so what they did is fine".

So, no, not necessarily.

timeon1y ago

There already is precedent with cases like Aaron Swartz.

echoangleOP1y ago

No there’s not, he killed himself before there was a decision. That doesn’t create precedent.

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