AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoJudge denies HP's plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuitwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down15
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkJudge denies HP's plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuitwww.theregister.comAlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareHazdaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoPlease let the judge be an HP printer owner! If so, he’ll completely understand this bullshit.
minus-squarevalkyre09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoThat’s interesting, in a case like this the chances of the judge owning an HP printer are pretty high. Would they still be allowed to rule on the case?
minus-squareHazdaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoWith something ubiquitous I don’t think there is a choice. Think of if the case involved the iPhone or Android. You literally couldn’t find someone that didn’t own at least one of those.
minus-squarezaph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago Would they still be allowed to rule on the case? Judges recuse themselves AFAIK. An appeals court might override and say a judge shouldn’t have been on it but that’s pretty rare. So as long as the judges feels they can remain impartial they’ll be able to preside.
Please let the judge be an HP printer owner! If so, he’ll completely understand this bullshit.
That’s interesting, in a case like this the chances of the judge owning an HP printer are pretty high.
Would they still be allowed to rule on the case?
With something ubiquitous I don’t think there is a choice.
Think of if the case involved the iPhone or Android. You literally couldn’t find someone that didn’t own at least one of those.
Judges recuse themselves AFAIK. An appeals court might override and say a judge shouldn’t have been on it but that’s pretty rare. So as long as the judges feels they can remain impartial they’ll be able to preside.