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Sued and lost https://consumerist.com/2014/01/17/on-this-day-in-1984-the-supreme-court-saved-the-vcr-from-certain-death/ https://consumerist.com/2014/01/17/on-t
by zaphirplane 4y ago
Sued and lost https://consumerist.com/2014/01/17/on-this-day-in-1984-the-supreme-court-saved-the-vcr-from-certain-death/ https://consumerist.com/2014/01/17/on-this-day-in-1984-the-s...
I think the EFF are in some part leaning on the judgements reasoning
> if a product has a substantial, legitimate use it can be sold, even if some consumers use it illegitimately.
Which is also why BitTorrent clients continue to exist
- jokoon 4y agoIt's funny to imagine that a popular software would become illegal to write or distribute. It's already a bit difficult for ISP to throttle p2p.