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Re: [dvd-discuss] EFF: Security Researchers Drop Scientific Censo rship Case
- To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] EFF: Security Researchers Drop Scientific Censo rship Case
- From: "Peter D. Junger" <junger(at)samsara.law.cwru.edu>
- Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 21:10:00 -0500
- In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 06 Feb 2002 12:47:54 CST." <20020206124754.A17725@thud.reric.net>
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Eric Seppanen writes:
: On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 02:30:32PM -0500, Peter D. Junger wrote:
: > : > >San Francisco - Citing assurances from the government, the
: > : They _believed_ them !??!?
: >
: > It's not so much a matter of believing them as estopping them.
:
: Can someone clarify exactly how estoppel works in this case? Do RIAA's
: informal assurances provide a solid legal defense for the next academic
: who wants to publish RIAA's dirty secrets?
No. There's no solid legal defense. But do you think that the DOJ
will want to have to explain to a judge why they are prosecuting
someone for doing something that they told Felten that they would
not prosecute him for? And how do you think that a right-minded
judge is going to react to that explanation?
--
Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
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