... While kneejerk replacing any use of the root word "copywrite" to "copyright" and dropping the user's competence rating by two hit points is usually correct...
Bill Stewart
bill.stewart@...
Oct 1, 2004 7:12 am
48845
Something I was reading on Slashdot about "/Vivendi/Blizzard vs. the good guys case" /got me thinking. And as well all know, me thinking is a bad idea....
Drew Lehman - DigitaT...
dlehman@...
Oct 3, 2004 8:51 am
48846
... Update: http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=03-1383ORD.01A United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 03-1383 UNITED STATES...
James S. Tyre
jstyre@...
Oct 5, 2004 8:38 pm
48847
... What is the rule of lenity? Is that anything like leniency? ********************************************************************** For Listserv...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 5, 2004 9:44 pm
48848
The Supreme Court in Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600, 619, n. 17 (1994) described the "rule of lenity" as a doctrine which provides that an "ambiguous...
David Bolduc
dbolduc@...
Oct 5, 2004 9:55 pm
48849
Or an older case: "[W]here there is ambiguity in a criminal statute, doubts are resolved in favor of the defendant.' " United States v. McLemore, 28 F.3d...
David Bolduc
dbolduc@...
Oct 5, 2004 9:58 pm
48850
The rule of lenity is a canon of statutory construction. In interpreting criminal laws, the rule of lenity means that a court should err on the side of...
Peter Swire
peter@...
Oct 5, 2004 10:01 pm
48851
yes, it is _like_ leniency. The Supreme Court in Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600, 619, n. 17 (1994) described the "rule of lenity" as a doctrine which...
Ethan Ackerman
eackerma@...
Oct 5, 2004 10:13 pm
48852
... I don't understand this. Either an SCA violation was charged or it wasn't. How does this satisfy the case or controversy requirement if the conduct was not...
john noble
jfnbl@...
Oct 5, 2004 10:39 pm
48853
... Aaah. I knew that rule. I didn't know it had such a funky name. They should rename it the "Buzzzzz, Sorry Congress, Try Again" rule. ...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 6, 2004 2:03 pm
48854
Today I got spam from the National Republican Senatorial Committee seeking support for Arlen Spector. I have no idea how I got on this list. My personal...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 6, 2004 4:36 pm
48855
... seeking ... get. It's the porn sites, dude. Put this together with Dole and Viagra and Scalia's recent remarks on Orgies, and it's clear that you're an...
David Bolduc
dbolduc@...
Oct 6, 2004 4:51 pm
48856
... Do not overestimate the sophistication of the Average Citizen. On the positive side, this type of thing is likely to decrease gradually, as there will be...
Randall
rvh40@...
Oct 6, 2004 4:53 pm
48857
This is classic political speech -- at the very core of the First Amendment. The fact that your personal politics are far removed from Spector's is beside the...
john noble
jfnbl@...
Oct 6, 2004 5:29 pm
48858
... The point of mentioning my personal politics wasn't to show annoyance at getting a Spector spam. It was to show that the "dynamically targeted" email sent...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 6, 2004 6:20 pm
48859
... I'm sorry. I did misunderstand your point. I suspect that these "legitimate internet marketing companies" are mostly selling mailing lists, the same thing...
john noble
jfnbl@...
Oct 6, 2004 7:43 pm
48860
... Would politicians spamming .GOV e-mail addresses run afoul of any restrictions about political recruiting in government offices? ...
Sean Donelan
sean@...
Oct 6, 2004 9:39 pm
48861
... Well, if I used my government email to send out political solicitations, I'd be in violation of the Hatch Act and terrible things would happen to me....
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 6, 2004 9:55 pm
48862
I will be out of the office starting 10/06/2004 and will not return until 10/12/2004. Gregg White is the Acting RAC in my absence. I will check voice mail...
Colledgeiii, John W
JOHN.Colledgeiii@...
Oct 7, 2004 6:27 am
48863
In my view there's little moral difference between a "profit" making group of people and a "not-for-profit" org. Both have the same aims - to create an ...
GC Koch
gckoch@...
Oct 7, 2004 3:14 pm
48864
It is too bad NSI failed to make those distinctions way back when. -Warren Agin ... From: "GC Koch" <gckoch@...> To: <CYBERIA-L@...> Sent:...
Warren E. Agin
wea@...
Oct 7, 2004 3:29 pm
48865
... registration. I'm not sure I follow. Are you asking/saying that the IRS has told nonprofit groups organized under Section 501(c)(3) that they can't have a...
Stephen T. Middlebrook
Stephen.Middlebrook@...
Oct 7, 2004 3:29 pm
48866
... Such as usps.com? wmata.com? ... Are you saying they are holding your feet to the fire? The other reason to get an org is so you don't deal with the ...
David Lesher
wb8foz@...
Oct 7, 2004 3:42 pm
48867
... I think you need to ask the auditor to point to the statute or reg. that he's relying on. It doesn't make any sense at all. You could probably also hand...
john noble
jfnbl@...
Oct 7, 2004 3:43 pm
48868
Thanks for your thoughts. It's some young punk from the IRS telling a small not-for-profit they're behaving like a commercial site. Sweeping statements the...
GC Koch
gckoch@...
Oct 7, 2004 6:35 pm
48869
Is there any thing about the site itself that suggests something that runs contrary to 501(c)(3)? If not, I'd bump it up from the "young punk" to a supervisor....
Mark Kolber
lawlists@...
Oct 7, 2004 7:08 pm
48870
This is a strange one. A US government agency issued a federal order to Rackspace in the US to deliver the hardware used by Indymedia in London (England) to...
Sean Donelan
sean@...
Oct 8, 2004 12:24 am
48871
On Wednesday 06 October 2004 10:23 am, john noble <jfnbl@...> ... But who pays for it? ... Speech which costs ME money is not someone else's right,...
Joshua Tinnin
smogmonster@...
Oct 8, 2004 7:13 am
48872
WHAT???!!!! Was there some justification for this "order?" The very IDEA that they'd seize the servers of a press organization (and have no illusions,...
Paul Gowder
paultopia@...
Oct 8, 2004 12:50 pm
48873
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2004/Oct/20041006News027.asp http://www.earthjustice.org/news/display.html?ID=912 The House voted on 10/5/04 to split up the 9th...
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