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Re:French Court Issues Damages Award for Violation of GPL by timeon on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:45PM (#39594253)
> a common law judge can always do a bit of nitpicking

This makes sense. Precedents ruled by mistake/etc. should not set the law.

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Re:French Court Issues Damages Award for Violation of GPL by eru on Monday March 04, 2024 @09:32PM (#39598794)
Well, that's why you have appeals and higher courts can overrule the precedence of the lower courts.
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