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Given the two lawyers, why does the lawyer working for the copyright holders look like somebody you would expect to represent guys named Guido? It disgusts me
by SoftwareMaven 15y ago
Given the two lawyers, why does the lawyer working for the copyright holders look like somebody you would expect to represent guys named Guido?
It disgusts me that anybody could think someone providing open wifi is negligent. It is not my sworn duty to protect copyright holders' material, after all.
- atgm 15y agoI agree. Can you imagine a bank robber stealing an unlocked car, then using it to go rob a bank and kill people? Then, can you imagine the car owner getting sued by everyone? I can't.
- wtallis 15y agoPerhaps surprisingly, he's spent a lot of his career defending the First Amendment rights of pornographers. This position he's taken seems to stand out as one of his less reasonable opinions, and may be brought on by the fact that he needs this legal theory to be successful in order to overcome the lack of clear and convincing evidence in the cases he is pursuing for one of his biggest clients.