cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optionalwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down14
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minus-squareSplashJackson@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days ago“Settles” lol the lawyers got their payout
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’ve never interpreted settling to imply lawyers don’t get paid.
minus-squareSplashJackson@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day 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