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The state is saying Malamud called his own actions "terrorism". I think it's irresponsible how the lawyers worded this in their suit. I also think it's irrespon
by dfxm12 8y ago
The state is saying Malamud called his own actions "terrorism". I think it's irresponsible how the lawyers worded this in their suit. I also think it's irresponsible for the NYT to print this without this context.
From the suit[0]:
Carl Malamud, has indicated that this type of strategy has been a successful
form of “terrorism” that he has employed in the past to force government entities to
publish documents on Malamud’s terms.
Consistent with its strategy of terrorism, Defendant freely admits to the
copying and distribution of massive numbers of Plaintiff’s Copyrighted Annotations
on at least its https://yeswescan.org https://yeswescan.org website. See Exhibit 3.
I wonder what Exhibit 3 is and if it actually shows Malamud referring to his actions directly as terrorism. I wouldn't know how to look that up. Does anyone?
EDIT: It's from the prologue section here: https://museum.media.org/eti/ https://museum.media.org/eti/
It's a joke that the lawyers used this as justification for sneaking the word "terrorism" unqualified in their suit.
0 - https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/ga/pro_v_georgia/gov.uscourts.gand.218354.1.0.pdf https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/ga/pro_v_georgia/gov.us...
- JdeBP 8y ago* https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/ga/pro_v_georgia/gov.uscourts.gand.218354.1.3.pdf https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/ga/pro_v_georgia/gov.us... * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19899223 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19899223
- otterley 8y agoMods, do you mind fixing up the title? This fact is relevant and leads to confusion among the commenters.
- dang 8y agoOk, I've taken a crack at it.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- rayiner 8y agoNote also that in an effort to create drama, the article obscures the procedural context. The complaint with the word “terrorism” was filed years ago. The Eleventh Circuit disagreed with the State, holding that the entire OGCA was public domain because it was published under the authority of the State. What happened now is that Georgia has filed a petition for certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Eleventh Circuit decision. The odds of the Supreme Court even hearing the case are slim, so the Eleventh Circuit decision likely will stand.
- KerrickStaley 8y agoDirect link to the Prologue page (inside the iframe) might be helpful: https://museum.media.org/eti/Prologue01.html https://museum.media.org/eti/Prologue01.html