IANAL, but just because she wiped her hard drive doesn't automatically = guilty of distribution. Obstruction of justice (or is there a different term for in a civil trial?), perjury, sure.
Martha Stewart is a good example of this, she never was found guilty/liable for insider trading, but got hit for obstructing the investigation.
Part of the jury instructions in my home state (not MN), but I imagine other states have similar instructions as well.
While it is your duty as a juror to give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt, you are not to search for doubt. You are to search for the truth.
From TFA: But Hegg said the jury in U.S. District Court in Duluth would have found her liable even if the plaintiffs had been required to establish that Kazaa users had actually downloaded the music.
"It would have been a lot harder to make the decision," he said. "Yes, we would have reached the same result."
I'm glad to see that jurors no longer need to hear evidence/proof and have their minds made up in advance./sarcasm The article made it sound like (imho) that the jury had already decided before all arguments had been heard.
When I first read the title, I thought it meant that hackers were now selling "protection" from malware in much the same way organized gangs have sold "protection" in the past.
Perhaps a better title would be "Hackers organize, sell exploits as business"
"They found the innermost stable orbit around GRS 1915 is so close that the black hole must be spinning at nearly 1000 times per second."
I'd be interested to know just how close that is, a few million miles, a few billion?
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IANAL, but just because she wiped her hard drive doesn't automatically = guilty of distribution. Obstruction of justice (or is there a different term for in a civil trial?), perjury, sure.
Martha Stewart is a good example of this, she never was found guilty/liable for insider trading, but got hit for obstructing the investigation.
Part of the jury instructions in my home state (not MN), but I imagine other states have similar instructions as well.
While it is your duty as a juror to give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt, you are not to search for doubt. You are to search for the truth.
From TFA: But Hegg said the jury in U.S. District Court in Duluth would have found her liable even if the plaintiffs had been required to establish that Kazaa users had actually downloaded the music.
/sarcasm The article made it sound like (imho) that the jury had already decided before all arguments had been heard.
"It would have been a lot harder to make the decision," he said. "Yes, we would have reached the same result."
I'm glad to see that jurors no longer need to hear evidence/proof and have their minds made up in advance.
..we learned that humans are not the source of all the changes that take place in nature. The world will go on, with or without our intervention.
Traditionally you clear dates with opposing counsel as professional courtesy
Sadly, I don't think professionalism or courtesy are requirements for working for the RIAA.
"Well, why should we believe you? You're a criminal. Criminals lie all the time."
When did the RIAA go into the education business?
When I first read the title, I thought it meant that hackers were now selling "protection" from malware in much the same way organized gangs have sold "protection" in the past. Perhaps a better title would be "Hackers organize, sell exploits as business"
So when will Apple step up and allow specific artists to go DRM-free too?
Right after Apple allows interoperability between their other products and other manufacturers'.
..and I can't avoid sand-traps either!
Ok, but next time I lead...
"I never understood why when Apple locks you out no one really complains That's not a lock, it's a feature!
"They found the innermost stable orbit around GRS 1915 is so close that the black hole must be spinning at nearly 1000 times per second." I'd be interested to know just how close that is, a few million miles, a few billion?
I know if I had organized an event like this with a prize like that at stake, I would at least try to know what it would take for a team to win.
and what's to stop someone from putting someone else's or a duplicate chip in