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  1. Re:Illegal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Sued Freelancer Allegedly Turns Over Contractee Source Code In Settlement

    Is it illegal?

    I thought it sounded like a textbook case of tortious interference (i.e. inducing the contractor to breach his contract), which is a civil matter. I expect the contractor could sue blizzard for that if he's sued by his client.

    First of all, civil law is still law and breaking it is still considered "illegal". It's not criminal, but still illegal.

    Secondly, your "tortious interference" reference is a British and U.S. common law and doesn't apply to Germany as their laws are different and not based on British common law. Go here (PDF) for some info on German contract law, or Google "german breach of contract law".

    Third, stick to commenting on technology issues and leave the law to those much more qualified. Please. For us all.

  2. Re:Time to drag out this old chestnut: by ackthpt · · Score: 1 · on What Will We Do With Innocent People's DNA?

    You mean Martin Niemöller

  3. Re:attend law school (aka become a vampire) by wattersa · · Score: 1 · on What Do People in the IT Field Do for Side Jobs?

    FYI, law school is three years full time and usually four years in a night program. In the bay area there's

    Boalt (UC Berkeley
    Stanford
    UC Hastings College of the Law (my school)
    Golden Gate Univ.
    Santa Clara Univ.
    Univ. of San Francisco
    San Francisco Law School

    And maybe a couple more. the linked ones definitely have night programs. Not sure about the others.

  4. Re:Star Trek + Linux by Reziac · · Score: 1 · on What Your Choice of Linux Distro Says about You

    Strange you should mention that... look what I found while researching another response:

    http://internet.ggu.edu/law_library/Greenberg/Inte rnetOnlineSp01.htm

  5. Re:How? by shepd · · Score: 1 · on Filesharing Up 10% After RIAA Threatens Users

    >"When they came for the blacks I did not help them... when they came for the gays I did not help them... when they came for the jews I did not help them... finally when they came for me, there was no to help me"

    It was Martin Niemoller. I have a poster with that written on it somewhere...

  6. Re:Libraries and schools need to do a better job.. by Mazel#Tov · · Score: 2 · on Censorware to be Mandatory in Schools, Libraries

    For those interested in the OLD incident this is referring to, I direct you to a mailing list digest that goes into this in more detail at: http://internet.ggu.edu/university_library/if/hyst eria.html.

    In a nutshell:

    2 years ago, someone found a link as listed in the previous message under OPLIN (Ohio Public Library Information Network) that took them offsite (http://www.sftoday.com/enn2/hscentral.htm) which is apparently a page that showcases high schools, teachers, etc.

    • This page hasn't been updated for 3 years.
    • This page is hosted by San Francisco Bay Interactive - About as far from Ohio as you can get and still be in the USA.
    • The main thing here is that yes the link labeled as Environment does take you to an adult themed site. (Different browsers took me to different pages) This is due to the following:
      • The link was to a page on the domain www.vcomm.net, which is no longer being used for whatever purpose it was back in 1997.
      • The domain is now owned by "Venus Communications" or such, which is an adult themed company.

    So yes, I'm sure that at one time, there was a series of links that could be followed from OPLIN that would take you to a porn site. After poking through the site long enough, I would say that link is no longer there. I eventually had to do a Google search for "central high school oplin" to find out if Nathaniel was even on track. The thing is, this is old news.

    So if you're outraged, as Nathaniel is, I would say that you should check your facts first, before reporting "news" that a) is no longer true, and b) has its facts not completely accurate.

    The fact of the matter is that OPLIN linked to site A. Site A linked to site B. Site B had information on the environment at one time. Site B now contains adult themed material. I won't say porn because one browser opened up to an underwear site, and the underwear was men's briefs and bikini bottoms. Garish colors, but not pornographic. Either way, you have OPLIN -> Site A -> SiteB, rather then OPLIN -> Site B. I proclaim OPLIN innocent, and Nathaniel misrepresenting facts.

  7. An archive of a mailing list discussion by jesser · · Score: 1 · on UN Wants to Combat Online Racism
    http://internet.ggu.e du/university_library/if/hate_sites.html

    An excerpt:

    First of all, you don't ban the hate speech or prevent kids from reading
    or see it. What we need to do is talk to them openly about it. Explain
    the logical fallacies in hate speech, the consequences of hating people
    for stupid reasons, and so on.

    Another excerpt:

    I remember my mother's explanation of the civil rights movement in the
    60s when I was a little kid. I do not think that I was scarred for life
    to hear that in another part of the country kids my age were not allowed
    to sit with me at a lunch counter because of their skin color. I
    learned it was wrong and that people were working to put a stop to it.
    I remember learning about George Wallace from my parents when they saw a
    "Wallace for President" sign in a store and decided on the spot never to
    set foot in that store ever again. What if the racism in question had
    been concealed from me? What would I have learned?

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