[ReptileMan]

The Silicon Valley ethos has always been - do it first worry about legality later. If you go bust - nobody will care. If you become small - you will be ignored. If you go big - lawyers will figure something out to cut a deal.

[JohnFen]

That is a thoroughly bankrupt ethos that should be denounced every time it pops up. It is literally condoning criminality.

[baq]

No crimes in this case, just license breaches. After a few training iterations, it’ll be very muddled anyways.

[JohnFen]

Yes, I was speaking of the general ethos, not a specific case. But let's take Uber as an example of that ethos in action -- Uber committed actual crimes as part of their growth strategy.

[cyanydeez]

Airbnb and Uber have had lots of crimes

[fortyseven]

"Won't somebody think of the poor defenseless corporations?!"