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Re: More FSF hypocrisy


From: Rjack
Subject: Re: More FSF hypocrisy
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:43:34 -0400
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Thufir Hawat wrote:
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:26:59 -0400, Rjack wrote:

In the current suit Free Software Foundation Inc. v. Cisco
 Systems Inc. the FSF is asking for monetary damages:
which is commercial, so the comparison fails there.

Read the Grokfud link:

[ Update: Ray Beckerman sends a correction. He says the reasoning of the four cases and two law review articles and the brief is equally applicable to commercial copyright infringement defendants.]" http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090321164736122

Sincerely, Rjack


" So it's more support for the concept of proportionality and asking the court to consider the Constitutionality of statutory damages in copyright cases involving noncommercial individuals."

-from the above link.

*cases involving noncommercial individuals*. Is cisco such an individual?


"[ Update: Ray Beckerman sends a correction. He says the reasoning
of the four cases and two law review articles and the brief is
equally applicable to commercial copyright infringement defendants.]"
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090321164736122

Hmmm. . . I see, ". . . equally applicable to commercial copyright
infringement defendants."

Why not write PJ and ask her to remove the "Update:" from her
article since you wish to ignore it?


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