It's going to be an uphill battle just to get people to even understand what the problems are. And this is even a technical forum. Now imagine trying to explain these nuances to a judge or jury.

It's not so much an ability to understand as it is a desire to not understand in order to be able to ignore the rightsholders' licensing terms.

Plenty of tech companies exist by putting a thin layer on top of the hard work of others and if those others can be ignored then that's what they'll do.

The example given in the article isn't verbatim.