abstract:A legal fiction is a fact assumed or created by courtsBlack's Law Dictionary, 804 (5th ed. 1979) which is then used in order to apply a legal rule which was not necessarily designed to be used in that way.
Howeversubliminallyatthe moment, millions ofpeoplenow onlineperceivecompanies as little more than quaint legalfictions that are actively preventing theseconversations from intersecting.