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thaumasiotes on Sept 24, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google’s lawyers are asking to find Oracle’s lawye...

> If I order a pizza and the delivery driver mows down a crowd of people with his car on the way to me, that's not my fault.

Where'd you get that idea? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior

It might not be your fault, but the question of "who made the mistake?" doesn't really enter into it.

hueving on Sept 24, 2016 [–]

The delivery driver isn't my employee. Doesn't apply.

thaumasiotes on Sept 24, 2016 | [–]

Oh, I totally misparsed your example as you operating the pizza place, rather than ordering a pizza.

I don't think it's clear that Oracle is in the same position wrt their lawyers as a pizza customer is wrt the delivery guy, though.

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