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A Law Show Set 25 Years from Now

Posted by michael on from the chung-chung dept.

aaron240 writes "CBS will be airing a pilot of a new show called 'Century City' tonight, Tuesday, March 16th. CNN has the story. The executive producer, Ed Zuckerman, had this to say about the future state of the law in America: 'Our future is a positive future. We assume that things are basically going to get better, progress will continue,' Zuckerman says. 'There will be problems -- new inventions, new technologies will bring with them difficulties -- but it's a bright future.' He also makes it clear that 'This is not a 'Blade Runner''. Is there any chance it will offer a decent treatment of the issues Open Source advocates worry about today? If he's so positive, could he possibly know anything about software patents to say nothing of SCO?"

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  1. C'mon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "a legal drama set in the year 2030, where the lawyers find that though laws change, people remain the same."

    Does that sound like something that would discuss issues like software licenses? No, it sounds like a legal soap opera. I don't think this will outlast a season.

  2. Re:Not ANOTHER law show? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a logical extension of current issues like "Should players be allowed to chemically enhance their bodies?"

    You may not be interested in sports, but I am, and I'd be curious to see how they argue it, pro and con.

    Too bad I don't have a TV anymore.

  3. Why would he care about sco or anything like that? by upstart1234 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why would someone doing a tv show about law in the future really give a damn about the issues with SCO or anything about Open Source. Please people do you really think anyone out in the world but us (ie the slashdot crowd) gives a rat ass about these things?

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  4. OSS? by NineNine · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can somebody please explain to me what OSS has to do with a futuristic law show? I swear, I expect any day to see a story on something even *more* inane, such as a new color for Pepsi, and somehow, /. is going to relate that to OSS. There really IS more to life than OSS, people! Hell, there's a LOT more to *geek* life than OSS!

  5. Re:Bright Future? by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While I don't disagree that women should be able to vote anywhere, exactly why do you think that will reduce war? We've had more wars in the US in the past century with women voting than in the century before without.

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  6. Re:Man science moves fast... by IronBlade · · Score: 5, Insightful
    but I must express my doubts that LA will have maglev monorails and all cars will be fuel cell powered by then.

    Well, if the site I link to is any indication, then the cars will have to run on something other than petroleum products.
    Would be interesting to see if the coming energy crisis will be covered at all...
    Somehow, I doubt it, as ignorance (and/or denial) is bliss...

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