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Lessig's Thoughts On Eldred v. Ashcroft Arguments

Posted by timothy on from the first-hand-report dept.

yokem_55 writes "Lawrence Lessig has updated his blog giving his thoughts on how the oral arguments for Eldred vs. Ashcroft went before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. He discusses the goals and methods he used in framing his arguments to convince the court to overturn the Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, how he felt he did in presenting his arguments, and also provides some analysis on how he thinks the court might rule."

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  1. Sad but true... by MamasGun · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...Lessig lost. Way to argue, counsellor. :(

    --
    "But you've already got a DVD. It lasts forever....In the digital world, we don't need back-ups..."
    -- Jack Valenti
  2. MOD DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    MOD DOWN, YOU PUNKS! The site isn't even close to getting slashdotted.

  3. Re:Eldred is gonna lose. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    and back then, well-regulated was synonomous with "well-armed"


    Also, "not" was synonymous with "yes", so the Founding Fathers actually meant that only the government should have weapons.


    Sorry, boy, you cannot juggle word meanings at will, just to make your point.

  4. Re:Trollapprentice is in da house by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bono singing sounds like Ned Beatty in Deliverance