Coyote v. Acme (1990)
A Hacker News post highlights the 1990 fictional lawsuit titled “Coyote v. Acme,” a long‑standing meme that imagines the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme corporation for product failures. The discussion revisits the case’s cultural impact and its occasional use as a humorous analogy in technology and legal circles. It also prompted comments on intellectual‑property satire and how such precedents are referenced in tech debates.