That doesn't apply under the American system of law - here as a general rule each side is responsible for its own attorney's fees. There are some exceptions, albeit very rare. Sometimes you may hear of "costs" being awarded to the winner of a case, however, that refers to things besides attorney's fees, such as filing costs, etc., which are comparatively small.
Each system, the American rule or a loser-pays system, reflects a judgment in terms of balancing access to the courts against preventing frivalous lawsuits and promoting out-of-court settlement.
I agree that this does seem like the standard "to steal from a thief is no crime" fallacy"
If you'll stop your members from stealing from my friends, and then study some history, maybe I can help you.
The professor's arguments are valid in that the recording industry has commited sins of its own against creativity, but to say that stealing music over I2 is therefore ok simply does not follow.
Proof? Of course see THE ARTICLE!... actually reading the report might help instead of obnoxiously demanding proof to refute equally unsubstantiated claims. There is absolutely no proof to back up Ms.Sgrena's claims the U.S. soldiers fired "hundreds" of rounds, or that a tank was involved, or that they did not warn the speeding driver. If she wants to believe that she is important enough to have made them want to kill her, then the burden is on "the other side" to prove so.
The soldiers who were there stated they followed procedure, warned the speeding vehicle to stop, opened fire when it did not, and helped save the life of the Sgrena afterward, and, alas, unsuccesfully to save Mr. Calipari. If she wants to turn around and cry murder, she better have more than ridiculous claims to back it up. Maybe a little... proof.
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That doesn't apply under the American system of law - here as a general rule each side is responsible for its own attorney's fees. There are some exceptions, albeit very rare. Sometimes you may hear of "costs" being awarded to the winner of a case, however, that refers to things besides attorney's fees, such as filing costs, etc., which are comparatively small. Each system, the American rule or a loser-pays system, reflects a judgment in terms of balancing access to the courts against preventing frivalous lawsuits and promoting out-of-court settlement.
Is anyone else revelling in the hilarious irony that the site about surviving a DDoS attack has been Slashdotted? Or is that just me?
How about having the FSF or EFF come back with a open-source badge?
Proof? Of course see THE ARTICLE!... actually reading the report might help instead of obnoxiously demanding proof to refute equally unsubstantiated claims. There is absolutely no proof to back up Ms.Sgrena's claims the U.S. soldiers fired "hundreds" of rounds, or that a tank was involved, or that they did not warn the speeding driver. If she wants to believe that she is important enough to have made them want to kill her, then the burden is on "the other side" to prove so.
The soldiers who were there stated they followed procedure, warned the speeding vehicle to stop, opened fire when it did not, and helped save the life of the Sgrena afterward, and, alas, unsuccesfully to save Mr. Calipari. If she wants to turn around and cry murder, she better have more than ridiculous claims to back it up. Maybe a little... proof.