Re: [dvd-discuss] Re: O'Connor quoted at USA Today from Eldred oral argument

[Seth Johnson <seth.johnson(at)realmeasures.dyndns.org>]

Okay, thanks.  Also look at Peter Junger's tactical
analysis.

Seth-sub-2

Seth Finkelstein wrote:
> 
> Seth Johnson wrote:
> > Yeah!  I really, really want to understand this, and I can't.  What
> > is going on here? Are certain advocates really afraid of doing
> > First Amendment arguments?  I really don't understand why Lessig
> > didn't make the play.
> 
>         I'm not a lawyer, but I think the big problem is that however
> stirring First Amendment arguments may be to us, they haven't done very
> well in the courts recently here. Take a look at the "First Amendment"
> discussion section in  http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cc/dcaopinion.html :

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