Not sure it's clear they will learn anything.... My impression was they were winning or settling these suits

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isodev 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But is that a reason to keep doing it? Is the penalty the only reason people hold back on doing bad stuff?

	▲	pseudosavant 27 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Isn’t that basically how societies work? Different penalties, but some kind of penalties enforcing the boundaries of that society?
	▲	pessimizer 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		(Violation of HN Terms & Conditions \|\| Violation of copyright) != "bad stuff" (Violation of HN Terms & Conditions \|\| Violation of copyright) = Potential penalty
	▲	fortyseven 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Does profit outweigh the penalty?