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Re:Amazon and Apple are building rival networks that know wh... by OrgNet on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:44PM (#21129728)
> I don't think it's fair to apply terms humans use to corporations.

... but corporations are people, according to the law.

(ie: you can't say someone said something just because someone else said it.)

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Re:Amazon and Apple are building rival networks that know wh... by saagarjha on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:50PM (#21129782)
Unfortunately the context of this conversation isn’t a courtroom.
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Re:Amazon and Apple are building rival networks that know wh... by OrgNet on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:57PM (#21129868)
why unfortunately?
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Re:Amazon and Apple are building rival networks that know wh... by kazagistar on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @04:01PM (#21129915)
Its peace is fortunate, conflict is unfortunate. Pointing out that someone is wrong is unfortunate. The fact being states is unfortunate because it contradicts the above post, implying a conflict. This is a fairly common use of the word unfortunate.
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Re:Amazon and Apple are building rival networks that know wh... by JohnFen on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @04:39PM (#21130340)
> but corporations are people, according to the law.

Except that's not really what the law says (in the US, anyway).

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Re:Amazon and Apple are building rival networks that know wh... by merpnderp on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @04:53PM (#21130509)
Exactly, the law SCOTUS ruling associated with this claim says that just because people combine their resources under a corporation, you can't take away their first amendment rights.
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