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Backwards Reasoning on Copyright Law

Started by TLF · 10 months ago

5 comments

Noel Le
2 years ago

A court will not blindly apply a legal copyright test in a way that contradicts copyright's underlying principles, or quash innovation-competiton when they clearly are at stake.

I wouldn't go so far as to give Google a carte blanche though, a judge can still side against it if he/she thinks Google has not sought alternatives or made efforts towards legal compliance.

Hey Tim, how about a post on the top 5 most arrogant litigants in the tech sector...

Tim Lee
2 years ago

My point was that judges sometimes treat defendants differently based on perceived arrogance, not that I think that's a good thing.

MikeT
2 years ago

This is all too true. Look at Scalia's "logic" about holding the police accountable. According to him, the laws against them are abled to be loosened just because in his mind, the police are more professional today. No transcendental principles that last between generations and eras. Just one Justice Scalia's opinion on the State of Law Enforcement.

But then, the rule of law is all but dead in America as it is.