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If the remedy the court and defendants/prosecution agreed to affects my ability to compete or contract, then I have a claim to that being an illegal remedy, as
by borski 2y ago
If the remedy the court and defendants/prosecution agreed to affects my ability to compete or contract, then I have a claim to that being an illegal remedy, as I was not a party to the suit and therefore did not have say in something that now binds me.
IANAL, but that’s my understanding.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoIf what I'm doing is illegal, and the court rules that it is illegal, then I don't have right to do it with you (or anyone else), whether or not you like it. Now, it may not be that black and white. If the ruling comes down to a negotiated settlement rather than a court judgment, then Apple very well may want some say in what that looks like.
- borski 2y agoIt’s rarely that black and white; moreover, what defines whether is it legal or not is the lawsuit itself. If Apple believes it was not defended appropriately, it would make sense to join suit.
- brookst 2y agoApple did not expect to be prohibited from using GCP as part of a remedy, since that wasn't a topic of the trial.
- brookst 2y agoYou're taking reductionism too far. If what you're doing is illegal, and the court orders you to stop it and also stop lots of other things not found to be illegal, and also to refuse to allow a counterparty to work with you in even more unrelated fields, then it's fair for the counterparty to insist on having a say. In this case, the proposed remedy would prohibit Apple from using GCP. Or even buying a Chromebook. Merits of that remedy notwithstanding, I don't see how anyone could have a problem with Apple objecting.
- scarface_74 2y agoThe Trump administration right now is allowing Oracle and Akamai to illegally run TikTok infrastructure.