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Jon Johansen To Be Retried On Piracy Charges

Posted by timothy on from the buccaneer-sorties dept.

cecil36 writes "Yahoo has the scoop on 'DVD Jon's' latest trial regarding DeCSS being used as a piracy tool. The article claims that Hollywood is losing $3 billion a year due to piracy *yawn*, but Johansen's lawyer believes the acquittal from the previous trial may be enough for him to win the case. The case is set to go again on December 2nd this year. What are the prospects of Johansen winning a second time?"

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  1. Re:Well then ban ALL utensils by Dthoma · · Score: 0, Troll

    Specifically, they wanted to ensure that the public had the means necessary to overthrow the government established by the Constitution, in the event that it didn't work out as they had hoped. If, for instance, the democratic process was subverted in some way, We The People were expected to take up our arms and restore proper government.

    As far as I can tell, You The People don't tend to use firearms to overthrow the government but instead use them to attack each other.

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