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Re: [dvd-discuss] Johansen trial?



On 29 Jun 2002 at 2:17, Jon Lech Johansen wrote:

Date sent:      	Sat, 29 Jun 2002 02:17:59 +0200
From:           	Jon Lech Johansen <jon@nanocrew.net>
To:             	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
Subject:        	Re: [dvd-discuss] Johansen trial?
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> On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 10:37:41AM +0200, Sham Gardner (mail@risctaker.inka.de)
> wrote: > > I just remembered, that was sscheduled to take place last monday,
> does > anyone know if it did and if so how it went?
> 
> Sorry for the late response; was away on vacation.
> 
> The case was postponed because the court was unable to come up with
> competent judges in time. The most obvious place to find people with the
> necessary knowledge is the university. However, as people there don't
> exactly like OKOKRIM very much, OKOKRIM would most likely strongly
> object to selecting judges from the university.

Competent judges? You mean OKOKRIM actually tries to find competent judges? 
WHAT A CONCEPT! ;-)
 
> 
> The trial has now been rescheduled for the week starting December 9th.
> 

If the judges can't figure out what the law is how in the world should the rest 
of us have to do their work? Probably they will postpone until AFTER the new 
year or the next new decade.


> December is also the deadline for EU member states to implement
> EUCD/Infosoc: 
> 
> http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/EUCD-Status 
> 
> That will surely put a damper on our victory celebration :/
> 
> -- 
> Jon Johansen
> nanocrew.net
> 
> http://www.eff.org/support/jonfund.html
> 
> MR. LEVY:  I'm sorry, your Honor. I actually have a technology expert
>   with me. Would the Court like to or would they agree to hear a very
>   brief statement on this point from that expert?
> THE COURT: No.    -- MPAA v. Reimerdes injunction hearing, 2000/01/21