tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post454953685668810121..comments2024-01-23T07:34:52.253-08:00Comments on Copyrights & Campaigns: Obama Justice: $1.92 million Thomas-Rasset verdict is constitutional; cites need for deterrenceBen Sheffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477793715765992689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-35488930366183352462009-08-15T10:33:42.018-07:002009-08-15T10:33:42.018-07:00This will accomplish the opposite of deterrence. I...This will accomplish the opposite of deterrence. It will further polarize the issue. Illicit p2p use grows year after year despite all of the propaganda by the content cartels.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690074717161558573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-53611692712554390342009-08-14T11:46:16.466-07:002009-08-14T11:46:16.466-07:00A predictable position proposing a predictable app...A predictable position proposing a predictable approach, i.e., the avoidance of constitutional issues whenever possible.<br /><br />Of course, other than bemoaning that the DOJ is in the pocket of the music industry...in large part due to the injustice of its hiring former attorneys who litigated on behalf of the record labels, I expect no less from blogoshphere experts and numerous academics than a loud and thunderous wail that "Gore controls, Gore controls, etc."<br /><br />Perhaps there is a constitutional doctrine upon which an infringing defendant can hang his/her hat with respect to statutory damages awarded in his/her particular case, but I am hard pressed to say that "due process" is the appropriate doctrine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com