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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by freejazz on Thursday March 12, 2020 @12:22PM (#22558417)
You could give us a reason why
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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by holtalanm on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:55PM (#22560389)
not that I'm agreeing, but doesn't the burden of truth lie with the one who made the original claim about AirBnb not caring about laws historically?
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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by freejazz on Thursday March 12, 2020 @03:15PM (#22560622)
Right, but given that AirBnB listed illegal hotels and fought local governments in taking them down, it is fair to say they do not have regard for the law. Further, it is clear that a significant portion of their business relied upon such listings.
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Re:IBM sues Airbnb for patent royalties by Giorgi on Friday March 13, 2020 @04:29AM (#22565670)
>fought local governments in taking them down

Good. If law is stupid company must defend it's interest and at the same time - hard earning hosts too. I don't see which law is being broken if those are fought in court.

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