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Damn, that is a fantastic idea... I wonder if it's actually against the law in the US? I don't know if the law is explicit about the 12 people being physically
by mdpopescu 11y ago
Damn, that is a fantastic idea... I wonder if it's actually against the law in the US? I don't know if the law is explicit about the 12 people being physically in the same room :)
- schoen 11y agoThe Sixth Amendment has a geographic requirement that the defendant is entitled to be tried "by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law".
- schoen 11y agoI almost forgot that there is an extremely witty law review article about the problems that this clause might cause in the strange case of a national park that crosses state lines: http://www.law.msu.edu/foundations/6-section-1-kalt-the-perfect-crime.pdf http://www.law.msu.edu/foundations/6-section-1-kalt-the-perf...
- icebraining 11y agoThat's for crimes, but copyright infringement is generally a civil matter.
- schoen 11y agoGood point -- I don't know what rules apply to jury selection and eligibility in civil cases.