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> The law was written in a certain technical way That's not how the law works. That's why all those Sovereign Citizens don't get to make their own laws up, ev
by asdajksah2123 3y ago
> The law was written in a certain technical way
That's not how the law works.
That's why all those Sovereign Citizens don't get to make their own laws up, even if they may have found a technical out.
The spirit of the law also matters, beyond just the technical wording of the law.
- Kilenaitor 3y agoCourts are the ones that interpret them. That's why Apple's argument is made to an EU court, not legislature.
- EPWN3D 3y agoIt's not that cut and dry -- "the spirit of the law" is not a get-out-of-jail-free card for poorly-drafted legislation. That's why we have courts. They'll weigh the text of the law versus the drafted text versus the equities of imposing this level of regulation on Apple.