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It's really frustrating when reporters don't link to decisions so we can see the logic behind the rulings. Found what I believe is the opinion in case you're in
by sailfast 9y ago
It's really frustrating when reporters don't link to decisions so we can see the logic behind the rulings. Found what I believe is the opinion in case you're interested:
https://www.courtlistener.com/pdf/2018/04/11/united_states_v._clifford_eric_lundgren.pdf https://www.courtlistener.com/pdf/2018/04/11/united_states_v...
Here's the original request for appeal:
https://regmedia.co.uk/2018/02/20/lundgrenappeal.pdf https://regmedia.co.uk/2018/02/20/lundgrenappeal.pdf
- larkeith 9y agoWas about to go searching for this, thank you for the link!
- jaclaz 9y agoThanks for the link to the decision. It seems to me like the key point is: >In particular, the court noted that it did not find it reasonable to believe that Lundgren and his codefendant had spent at least around $80,000 to create discs that had no value. Since the idea that they had "no value" was not accepted and since the CD's had actually the MS and Dell logo's the Law shifts the value (and thus the sentencing) from the value of the "infringing" good to the value of the "infringed" one. All in all, it seems to me more like a case of "counterfeit Gucci bags" than a purely unauthorized software redistribution related one ... EDIT: the last sentence above was meant as: All in all, it seems to me that the Courts treated it more like a case of "counterfeit Gucci bags" than a purely unauthorized software redistribution related one ...
- lukeschlather 9y agoIt's more like they were real Gucci bags, but the Gucci label had worn off and he's getting prison time for restoring the label.