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Apple threatens Colombian mobile phone repairman with jail time (www.marca.com)
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Apple threatens Colombian mobile phone repairman with jail time::While many people are keeping an eye on Apple's launches and the arrival of the iPhone 15 in September, a mobile phone and technology repairer has become the centre of attenti

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[–] offbyone@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, what I'm saying is that a quick Google suggests you can get jail time for this in Colombia even if Apple is the one suing. Obviously I'm not an expert, but my point is that Apple's threat of possible jail time is not completely unfounded, you can't assume it just works like the US legal system.

[–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert,

..."but I'm going to argue about the foreign legal system I know nothing about."

[–] offbyone@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

At least I attempted to looked it up, rather than everyone else who assumed it just can't happen at all while also knowing nothing about it.