Re:Judge hints Vizio TV buyers may have rights to source cod...
by jamesnorden on Thursday December 18, 2025 @09:10AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_excusat
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Re:Judge hints Vizio TV buyers may have rights to source cod...
by kube-system on Thursday December 18, 2025 @09:43AM
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Sure, ignorance of the law is not an excuse, but contracts are not law. In fact, the law requires a "meeting of the minds" as a required element of a contract. Although, the modern bar for this is extremely low, and courts will judge this based on manifestations of assent.
That being said, Vizio has a high paid legal department and is certainly not ignorant of the fact they ship third-party licensed software. They are simply ignoring it.
Courts would say "look you're professional organization well aware of software licensing landscape and you're using it, so you have agreed"