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I'm just worried this could result in a ruling that will fuck up the fediverse somehow.
Eh, I don't think any one company can own the concept of microblogging. If Twitter and Tumblr both existed for a long time and there were no lawsuits then this is just a nothing burger, no?
In any sane world, yeah almost definitely.
Never discount the possibility of American courts deciding something which is horribly damaging for the world of technology.