There are obvious ethical concerns with the technical outcomes of IP lawsuits like those against Yuzu; projects getting killed off, interoperability getting harmed, etc.

But the part that *feels* the most disgusting to me, and that rarely gets mentioned, is how common 'compelled speech' is in these sorts of lawsuits.

That is, people are compelled by the legal system (via settlement or otherwise) to make ethical statements that they do not agree with, *on personal title*, and essentially serve as a propaganda mouthpiece, feigning agreement with the judgment.

Even if you agree with the mechanical outcomes of IP lawsuits (and I don't), this should be considered so obviously unacceptable and a perversion of any reasonable legal system.