Apple Must Publish Notice Samsung Didn’t Copy IPad In U.K.
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Re: Apple Must Publish Notice Samsung Didn’t Copy IPad In U.K.
#2Off-hand this seems like a rather cruel and unusual punishment. Are there any previous examples of this sort of order?
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#3Sounds fair, considering.
Apple's suit damaged Samsung, so this seems to me like fair payback.
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#4Off-hand this seems like a rather cruel and unusual punishment. Are there any previous examples of this sort of order?
1. this is UK law, not US
2. "cruel and unusual" has no meaningful definition for a corporation. is a $1 billion fine "cruel and unusual"?
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#5Off-hand this seems like a rather cruel and unusual punishment. Are there any previous examples of this sort of order?
From wikipedia:
> Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing punishment which is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the condemned person
You don't really think that an HTML page inflicts any kind of suffering or pain on someone, do you? First, I don't even think this is 'punishment': it appears to be more focused on clarifying the issue to the public and ensuring Apple doesn't try to twist the story. Secondly, there's absolutely no way it's cruel. It may be unusual, though, and I'm curious about that too.
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#6This is very good because it will make companies think twice before going to court.
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#7I can't wait to see just how much legalese and slanty writing they manage to include in the notice.
Unless the Judge gives them the text, or requires them to negotiate it with Samsung.
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#8Sounds fair, considering. Apple's suit damaged Samsung, so this seems to me like fair payback.
Actually it sounds silly to me. Kind of like forcing a bully to stand up in class and say "Billy is not a poopy-face."
The only good thing coming out of this whole patent-a-geddon period is real attention to how broken the system is.
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#9Where would one put such a thing on one's website?
The very top page for six months?
As an aside, if Apple were to pronounce such a claim on it's website, what would that do to ongoing battles in other jurisdictions?
Re: Apple Must Publish Notice Samsung Didn’t Copy IPad In U.K.
#10Off-hand this seems like a rather cruel and unusual punishment. Are there any previous examples of this sort of order?
From wikipedia: > Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing punishment which is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the condemned person You don't really think that an HTML page inflicts any kind of suffering or pain on someone, do you? First, I don't even think this is 'punishment': it appears to be more focused on clarifying the issue to the public and ensurin…
I'm sorry you took such offence at me using "cruel and unusual" as a turn of phrase, rather than to mean it's dictionary definition. I'll admit I'll happily use it in conversation - but perhaps I should have been more careful online where things are taken somewhat more literally.
I do feel that forcing Apple to link to a competitor, and advertise for them, is a form of punishment though.