Re:Apple tries to get Epic to admit there's porn on its store
by void_mint on Sunday May 09, 2021 @12:10AM
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> Also I believe in some countries what Epic is doing is called "Tortious Interference with Contract" or something like that. I am not a lawyer though.
> But for example, Shenmue devs, if they didn't had backed down from refunds and got sued, they could get convicted of literally stealing money, since they got money and ran away with it.
Again, why aren't you angry at the Shenmue devs instead?
> Then in their defense, they could point out that Epic told them to do it and gave them a lot of money to ensure they would do it.
Epic's agreement didn't say "Break the law to sell exclusively in our store." Epic's agreement said "Sell exclusively in our store." The decision to (potentially) break the law rests purely on the developer.
No, it doesn't sound at all like what you're bringing up. You can read about what you referenced here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference
> But for example, Shenmue devs, if they didn't had backed down from refunds and got sued, they could get convicted of literally stealing money, since they got money and ran away with it.
Again, why aren't you angry at the Shenmue devs instead?
> Then in their defense, they could point out that Epic told them to do it and gave them a lot of money to ensure they would do it.
Epic's agreement didn't say "Break the law to sell exclusively in our store." Epic's agreement said "Sell exclusively in our store." The decision to (potentially) break the law rests purely on the developer.