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I don't. Whether it's relevant to computers or patent law I don't know, but there are certain areas where it's seen as important that the victim is denied the r
by chias 10y ago
I don't. Whether it's relevant to computers or patent law I don't know, but there are certain areas where it's seen as important that the victim is denied the right to absolve the perpetrator. For example, this comes up a lot in domestic abuse cases.
(not to say that these kind of domestic abuse policies don't have their own controversy... but nonetheless the situation isn't a cut-and-dry obviously-this-is-better type of thing)
- schoen 10y agoIn general, one concern is that criminal suspects might threaten victims with violence to get them to withdraw their support for a prosecution. The legal system also uses this concern to justify legally-compelled testimony.
- chris_wot 10y agoAgreed. However, isn't it possible that there are some crimes where this isn't really an issue, such as circumventing DRM?
- schoen 10y agoIt's hard for me to put myself in the shoes of someone who thinks this law is a good idea in the first place -- I've been protesting against the idea of legal restrictions on DRM circumvention since 1999 and I think §1201 was and is a huge mistake. I guess you could imagine having a set of criminal offenses where coercion of victims appears especially unlikely, but I'm not sure of how to identify or define those.
- ikeboy 10y agohttp://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/05/the-right-to-waive-your-rights/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/05/the-right-to-waive-your... would this be analogous?