tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post1256324720979864213..comments2024-01-23T07:34:52.253-08:00Comments on Copyrights & Campaigns: More back and forth will Bill PatryBen Sheffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477793715765992689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-28970750065996007652009-08-14T08:44:24.236-07:002009-08-14T08:44:24.236-07:00@Anonymous 8:26:
I can't speak for Bill, but ...@Anonymous 8:26:<br /><br />I can't speak for Bill, but I think you are largely correct. One thing I always liked about his former blog is that it almost always referenced the actual language of the statute, and the cases that interpret it. Too much blogospheric discussion of copyright (especially by non-lawyers) consists of pontification totally unmoored by the statute or case law, and often consisting of simply false paraphrases of it.<br /><br />Reasonable people can certainly disagree about what the statute and case law mean, and how they apply to a particular set of facts. But I think it's important to start from a place where reasonable people really <i>can't</i> disagree: what the statute and the cases <i>actually say</i>. And it's why on this blog, I cite and link to statutes, cases, and documents wherever possible (despite the hefty PACER bills this policy generates).Ben Sheffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477793715765992689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-46283962688007211302009-08-14T08:26:34.543-07:002009-08-14T08:26:34.543-07:00Perhaps I am overlooking points, but after perusin...Perhaps I am overlooking points, but after perusing all of the comments I am hard pressed to find where you and Patry may disagree on substantive law. Disagreement perhaps on factual matters and what significance, if any, could/should be ascribed to such matters (e.g., makeup of JRT and JT jury panels)? Yes, reasonable minds will always differ to varying degrees. But the substantive aspects of Title 17? I am not really seeing any.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com