cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoHP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optionalwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down14
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minus-squareSplashJackson@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years ago“Settles” lol the lawyers got their payout
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’ve never interpreted settling to imply lawyers don’t get paid.
minus-squareSplashJackson@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoLawyers get paid either way, but that’s about the most that comes of it. Settling means no legal precedent has been set, so businesses can pull this bullshit again in the future
“Settles” lol the lawyers got their payout
I’ve never interpreted settling to imply lawyers don’t get paid.
Lawyers get paid either way, but that’s about the most that comes of it. Settling means no legal precedent has been set, so businesses can pull this bullshit again in the future