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This judge is old and out of touch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_A._Kimball http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_A._Kimball I use Aereo everyday and the game

This judge is old and out of touch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_A._Kimball http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_A._Kimball I use Aereo everyday and the game needs to change even for the better of copyright. They just don't see it yet, as they didn't see the win that befell them when they lost the war against the VCR.

meepmorp 13y ago
Is he out of touch because he is improperly interpreting the law, or because he reached a conclusion you don't like?
- paul9290 13y ago
  Indeed do you like and enjoy dealing with your cable company? Do you like paying for tons of channels that hold no value to you? Do you not want to see awesome and innovative content services created? Do you know the history of copyright and how they always fight technology, but it in the end it works out for the better of them?
  - meepmorp 13y ago
    This has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not a judge has properly applied law and legal precedent in a ruling. Calling the judge old and out of touch due to his ruling suggests you don't actually understand what judges do in their jobs.
fpgeek 13y ago
I don't know about that. This same judge was a big part of SCO v Novell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_v._Novell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_v._Novell He seemed pretty reasonable there, IIRC.
hangonhn 13y ago
That's really unfair. I mean Donald Knuth is old too and so are some fairly important figures. It's unreasonable to dismiss someone's argument based on his age (along with looks, race, etc.). Did you read his arguments? Do they make sense? Aereo's argument that these are private performances has a counter argument, which Kimball cited. His example was pay-per-view shows in hotels, which are private viewing but definitely public performances. Even in the NY case when Aereo won there was a dissenting judge who made a reasonable argument as well.
kd0amg 13y ago
I took a quick look over that Wikipedia article, but I'm not sure which part you're pointing to as evidence that he is "out of touch."

meepmorp 13y ago

Is he out of touch because he is improperly interpreting the law, or because he reached a conclusion you don't like?

paul9290 13y ago
Indeed do you like and enjoy dealing with your cable company? Do you like paying for tons of channels that hold no value to you? Do you not want to see awesome and innovative content services created? Do you know the history of copyright and how they always fight technology, but it in the end it works out for the better of them?
- meepmorp 13y ago
  This has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not a judge has properly applied law and legal precedent in a ruling. Calling the judge old and out of touch due to his ruling suggests you don't actually understand what judges do in their jobs.

fpgeek 13y ago

I don't know about that. This same judge was a big part of SCO v Novell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_v._Novell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_v._Novell He seemed pretty reasonable there, IIRC.

hangonhn 13y ago

That's really unfair. I mean Donald Knuth is old too and so are some fairly important figures. It's unreasonable to dismiss someone's argument based on his age (along with looks, race, etc.). Did you read his arguments? Do they make sense? Aereo's argument that these are private performances has a counter argument, which Kimball cited. His example was pay-per-view shows in hotels, which are private viewing but definitely public performances. Even in the NY case when Aereo won there was a dissenting judge who made a reasonable argument as well.

kd0amg 13y ago

I took a quick look over that Wikipedia article, but I'm not sure which part you're pointing to as evidence that he is "out of touch."