They do consult people with "knowledge" in the field. The problem is that the "experts" are experts in the sense that the kid up the street is to your mom when

They do consult people with "knowledge" in the field. The problem is that the "experts" are experts in the sense that the kid up the street is to your mom when it comes to power-button usage on her new dell. That is, not experts at all, but full of enough bullshiat and hand waving that the judge (who doesn't know much, if anything, about tech. or the subject at hand) believes what he or she says as gospel. Double bonus multiplier if the "expert" is on the RIAA/MPAA/etc's payroll.