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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by Johnny555 on Monday March 28, 2016 @06:48PM (#11378092)
And the DoJ stopped fighting.

If the DoJ ultimately won the case, then it's fair that Apple should have to pay their legal costs.

But since using a 200 year old law to force Apple to do work they don't want to do was a legal stretch, if the DoJ lost the case then again I'd say the DoJ should pay Apple's legal costs.

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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by teacup50 on Monday March 28, 2016 @07:22PM (#11378277)
The law in question was passed the same week that congress submitted the fourth amendment.

Please stop parroting "200 year old law".

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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by Johnny555 on Monday March 28, 2016 @08:15PM (#11378586)
Oh, you mean in 1789, 227 years ago?
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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by teacup50 on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:09PM (#11378841)
Yes. The same week that the fourth amendment -- which is what provides us with strong protection against unreasonable search and seizure -- was approved by Congress.

Or do you refer to that as a stale 200 year old law, too?

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