What laws apply to this situation? A Chinese counterfeit version of an iPhone, which runs a version of the open source Android Operating System modded to look exactly like the apple iPhone software interface, has been spotted in the wild: Counterfeit Chinese iPhone with Android.
The problems are endless, IMHO: its a wash. With so many [...]
Legal Term: forgery
act of replicating
Counterfeit iPhone from Open Source Android OS: Laws, Anyone?
The Machine Eye Supplants the Human Eye
The Metrocard story is just the beginning. In fact, the way this case for forgery was decided is instructive. The court determined that there was no forgery on the basis of the human eye. The modified metrocard didn’t look much like a metrocard. it could not have fooled a person. Forgery according to thelegaldictiornary.com:
“Forgery consists [...]
Bent MetroCards: Forgery to the Machine
So apparently expired Metrocards can be repurposed. The unlimited 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day subway passes, even when they expire can still be made to work. How? Take an expired metrocard pass and bend it against the stripe and run it through the machine and presto– you’re in. Another victory for the anarchists “fare-ies”? Maybe. Only [...]
