But only the mule shows up. Horse a no-show. Race held anyway. Mule wins. Headline in newspaper: "Mules now faster than horses."
All that a jury decided in this case was what someone guilty of libel should be forced to pay X amount. Absolutely nothing was decided by a jury relative to use or abuse of free speech on the Internet.
Personally, I believe libel law should protect businesspeople from being unjustly accused of crimes on the 'Net... or in a newspaper... or on TV. What exactly constitutes "unjustly" has always been a matter of dispute, both inside and outside of courtooms. All the Internet has done is add a whole bunch more players to the game, many of whom have no idea of the rules -- or even that there are rules.
There are more important issues out there, but few frost my behind as much as this one: I mean the opponents of online gambling are almost invariably the same blowhards who wrap themselves around the flag and lecture the rest of the world about what it means to be free. If we cannot decide for ourselves how to dispose of our disposable income, then in no way, shape or form can we be described as free. All forms of gambling should be legal, regulated and taxed. Use a slice of the tax revenue to help problem gamblers. Leave the rest of us alone.
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But only the mule shows up. Horse a no-show. Race held anyway. Mule wins. Headline in newspaper: "Mules now faster than horses." All that a jury decided in this case was what someone guilty of libel should be forced to pay X amount. Absolutely nothing was decided by a jury relative to use or abuse of free speech on the Internet. Personally, I believe libel law should protect businesspeople from being unjustly accused of crimes on the 'Net ... or in a newspaper ... or on TV. What exactly constitutes "unjustly" has always been a matter of dispute, both inside and outside of courtooms. All the Internet has done is add a whole bunch more players to the game, many of whom have no idea of the rules -- or even that there are rules.
There are more important issues out there, but few frost my behind as much as this one: I mean the opponents of online gambling are almost invariably the same blowhards who wrap themselves around the flag and lecture the rest of the world about what it means to be free. If we cannot decide for ourselves how to dispose of our disposable income, then in no way, shape or form can we be described as free. All forms of gambling should be legal, regulated and taxed. Use a slice of the tax revenue to help problem gamblers. Leave the rest of us alone.
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Here's what Metcalfe had to say about this same paper from these same academics when they first circulated it in '05:
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Webaroo president Brad Husick cited the above post by Tepples when I asked him about the copyright issue this morning. Husick's reply here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/5413