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Johansen Prosecutors Appeal

Posted by michael on from the only-the-lawyers-win dept.

kmitnick writes "Jon Johansen will be back in court, tried again in an appeals court, because Hollywood knows better than the Norwegian legal system." Norway's legal system is different than the U.S.; the government can appeal a loss in a criminal case.

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  1. phew by geeber · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good thing. Hopefully this will show that even powerful European Scoflaws can't hope to get away with trampling on the rights of those poor Hollywood executives.

    All is right with the world.

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  2. Borgarting? by HorrorIsland · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:

    Prosecutors, on behalf of Hollywood studies, lodged an appeal in the Borgarting appeals court in Oslo

    From a google search:

    When someone bogarts a joint, he or she is holding onto the marijuana cigarette a bit longer than protocol deems polite

    That is, being too damn greedy. How appropriate!

  3. Shhhhh...Ashcroft will hear you.... by cuberat · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...the government can appeal a loss in a criminal case.

    One little piece of idiocy I do NOT want this country to adopt.

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  4. I think I'm.... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 4, Funny
    .

    ...going to be "Hollywood-Free in 2003".


    Oh...and Mr. Valenti, you can bite me.

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    1. Re:I think I'm.... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 3, Funny
      .


      I actually don't own a DVD player AT ALL, specifically because of the MPAA v. 2600.org case.


      I AM voting with my dollars.


      I do admit that the Matrix Reloaded will likely draw me to a theater, but DAMN IT, IT'LL BE A MATINEE!

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  5. Use the Chewbacca Defense! by sunbane · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Norway's legal system is different than the U.S.; the government can appeal a loss in a criminal case."

    Correct, in America they'd have to file a civil lawsuit once he was found innocent and takeaway his heisman ... er... the clothes off his back.

  6. Gentoo is too hard to install stuff on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    But installing it under Gentoo is too hard. There's this huge list of letters you have to type: "emerge mplayer". That's 14 letters not counting the enter key! That's over half the length of the whole fucking alphabet!

    Linux is too hard, I'm switching to Windows.

  7. Re:Justice... What is? by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you think it looks like that now, just wait until you get divorced.

    You ain't seen *nothin'* yet.

    KFG

  8. How dare you.. by CausticWindow · · Score: 1, Funny

    The u.s. legal system is the best in the world.

    Make up your mind. Either you are with us or you're against us.

    Mum is the word.

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