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Fans were quick to point out, however, that the content warning does little to silence the fears of artists that the technology will result in widespread copyright infringement − violations that will remain unpunished on a technicality.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Baldwin, the film's star and producer, was acquitted of criminal charges on legal technicalities last summer.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Caro Quintero spent 28 years in prison in Mexico for his role in the murder before he was released on a technicality in 2013.
—Polo Sandoval, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Baldwin, the film's star and producer, was acquitted of criminal charges on legal technicalities last summer.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Caro Quintero spent 28 years in prison in Mexico for his role in the murder before he was released on a technicality in 2013.
—Polo Sandoval, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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