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So all of Apple will go to jail? Or just the shareholders?
by coldcode 11y ago
So all of Apple will go to jail? Or just the shareholders?
- sirmiller 11y agoThey will just move all business and all assets out of the country. Having quite a big impact on US economy. Or: Govt will seize control of Apple ... and destroy it within six month. Throwing technology back by 10-15 years.
- EvanPlaice 11y agoLegally, corporations are people so I'd assume they have some sort of secret squirrel digital prison for imaginary people. /s
- stvswn 11y agoNo, they're not "legally people," they're "legal persons," and that was true before Citizens United. They are capable of suing and being sued, and capable of committing crimes. Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, a corporation may be held criminally liable for the illegal acts of its directors, officers, employees, and agents.
- Outdoorsman 11y agoI believe you are correct: The legal doctrine of respondeat superior is recognized in both common law and civil law...it translates, from the Latin, as "let the master answer"... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior