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Pirate Bay Day 5 — Prosecution Tries To Sneak In Evidence
Hodejo1 writes "On the old Perry Mason TV shows, it was a common sight to see someone burst into the crowded courtroom at a dire moment and confess aloud that they, not the defendant, killed so-and-so. In reality, courts do not allow evidence to enter trial without a chance for the opposing council to view it and for a judge to rule on their admissibility. Yet, in the fifth day of the Pirate Bay trial, lawyers for the prosecution again tried to sneak in surprise evidence while questioning defendants. The judge put his foot down this time, telling lawyers for the state, 'If you have documents which you eventually plan to use, you need to hand them over now.' The prosecution continues to struggle in court. In one humorous moment, prosecutor Håkan Roswall tried to show how 'hip' he was with technology when he questioned defendant Peter Sunde. 'When did you meet [Gottfrid] for the first time IRL?' asked the Prosecutor. 'We do not use the expression IRL,' said Peter, 'We use AFK.' The defendants are not out of the woods yet. Lawyer and technology writer Richard Koman wonders aloud if the Pirate Bay's 'I-dunno' defense is all that much better."
Nobody in the US cares what people in sweden do.
Fence off TPB so only Swedish residents can access it and I'm sure no media company would give a fuck about it.
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Why do people here assume EVERYONE who reads slashdot thinks that its a great think if copyright is trampled and content producers get ripped off?
I would have thought some people here work in software and would have made the mental connection between respecting IP and their own self interest...
In everyone's interest, I hope TPB get slammed down hard in this case.
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Wrong. Having to check the "I agree" box before clicking next (indeed, be required to do so before software will allow you to continue), will easily hold up in court. In fact, it has numerous times. I am not sure why so many people on /. believe EULAs are invalid but it's an argument that just won't die around here.
If you're going to be childish, don't display your own ignorance while you're doing it.
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