Internet Zen Master (profile), 17 Jan 2013 @ 4:06pm
Poor Brett Gibbs...
For some reason I have an urge to Gibbs-slap (a la NCIS) the idiot at Prenda who thought it was a good idea for Brett Gibbs to try and get the honorable Judge Wright removed after Gibbs threw, as Mr. Masnick put it so eloquently, a hissy fit.
This circus of a trial hasn't reached the point yet (emphasis on the yet) where I want to outright bitchslap Brett Gibbs. The guy's at least trying to look like he's got an actual case (unlike what happened with that farce over in Florida).
This whole Prenda Law debacle is like a train-wreck. You want to look away, but it's just so fascinating to watch everything come apart.
Will Prenda Law continue its current deathspiral toward Righthaven-level infamy?
Internet Zen Master (profile), 12 Jan 2013 @ 3:04pm
Re: Re: This should be interesting
I was thinking of lawsuits between the accused and the accuser (more than likely the one of the two **AAs), but you're probably right. What bothers me is that they have a specific arbitration association already named in the Six-Strikes Plan, which means that customers have unknowingly agreed to use this group simply because they agreed to the TOS (which might cause one to question whether or not the AAA is a "disinterested third party" or not).
What bugs me even more is that the rules of evidence in an arbitration court are much more relaxed than in a normal court. Which means that in a worst-case scenario, it can come down to what the copyright holder says versus what the accused says. I'm not exactly a fan of that concept.
The bigger question is this: When is the plan being rolled out? I've seen "late January" on multiple sites, but no actual launch date.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 11 Jan 2013 @ 7:14pm
This should be interesting
On the one hand, it looks like we might see a couple lawsuits in the future when someone gets falsely accused of infringement, following the logic of "IP Address =/= Person, you can't punish me for something I didn't do." Unfortunately, the "ip address=/= person" strategy isn't precedent yet, so a judge could still decide against the defendant.
All the same, it'll be interesting to see if this plan is implemented on time, or delayed again.
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Poor Brett Gibbs...
This circus of a trial hasn't reached the point yet (emphasis on the yet) where I want to outright bitchslap Brett Gibbs. The guy's at least trying to look like he's got an actual case (unlike what happened with that farce over in Florida).
This whole Prenda Law debacle is like a train-wreck. You want to look away, but it's just so fascinating to watch everything come apart.
Will Prenda Law continue its current deathspiral toward Righthaven-level infamy?
As the Zen Master says, "We'll see."
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Re: Re: This should be interesting
What bugs me even more is that the rules of evidence in an arbitration court are much more relaxed than in a normal court. Which means that in a worst-case scenario, it can come down to what the copyright holder says versus what the accused says. I'm not exactly a fan of that concept.
The bigger question is this: When is the plan being rolled out? I've seen "late January" on multiple sites, but no actual launch date.
As the Zen Master says, "We'll see."
On the post: Details Of Various Six Strikes Plans Revealed; May Create Serious Problems For Free WiFi
This should be interesting
All the same, it'll be interesting to see if this plan is implemented on time, or delayed again.
As the Zen Master says, "We'll see."
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Big Brother's gone private sector?
Of course one could just never sign up for it in the first place.
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