Law and Ochlocracy Digest for October 6th through October 8th:
Winny Developer gets fined $12,500 USD for aiding copyright infringement – The creator of Winny, the Japanese P2P file-sharing program, has been convicted in Kyoto District Court of assisting in copyright infringement.
It is the first time that a software developer in Japan has been held responsible [...]
The D is for Digitize conference will be happening this week for new yorkers.. but looks interesting.
If you havent been following the Google Book Search Fairness Hearings, just follow the latest news to find out what its all about.
Heres the D is for Digitize schedule so far: find out more at their website.
Thursday, October [...]
Remember Rowland v Christian, the landmark California case where the court did away with the three classes of plaintiffs (trespass, licensee, invitee) to bring everyone, no matter how criminal, under the law? Back in 1968 California surprised the country by insisting that all, no matter how criminal, are created equal. Why should Walmart [...]
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 [...]
Law and Ochlocracy Digest for October 6th from 15:38 to 16:02:
Below The Beltway " Blog Archive " When Lawyers Twitter And Blog … – twitter troubles
High Court Hears Animal Cruelty Video Case – hears it but doesnt do much
