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more about #trials more comments → Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "And unfortunately, there is no immediate solution, as judges can't define exactly what jurors cannot do" What a bunch of bullshit! Jurors are instru... more » Nirach: Or, and this is a big or here, They could just install GSM/wifi/DCS/3G signal blocking devices :/ Communicate with the outside world now, you poor bor... more » Kaiser-Machead: When retrieving docs from the judge's chambers, I always have to turn in my phone, and there's no way to sneak it in since you have to pass your jacke... more » AdmNaismith: I always thought that only considering what is served before you as dumb. Attys pick and choose the material they presnt as a matter of course. It sh... more » Cory Allen: This certainly brings an interesting debate to my attention. What role do jurors play in a trial? If they aren't allowed to know any more than the jud... more » nutbastard: "unfortunately, there is no immediate solution, as judges can't define exactly what jurors cannot do" ...what? so a judge must declare a mistrial when... more » Nathan Cline: oh no! we can't have the people getting information unless we give it to them! pretty soon people will want to start thinking for themselves too! how ... more » TrollSlayer: I think it's high time to start jamming cell phone signals. Just low power single room kinda stuff. This goes for schools, and cars, too. more » 92BuickLeSabre: Sure the judge's can. They can hold them in contempt like this judge did. And like he thought about doing, you can fine them and jail them. Let the... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Am I the only one who read that too fast and saw: The Persecution Rests..? more » ajlafontaine: Anyone else notice the TPB is down? more » Gann: IFPI, RIAA, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, Ticketmaster, car dealers... These are the unnecessary middlemen of our times, and they can all go ... more » Elliot Carvalho: i wonder how much they are in fact making.. more » Kaiser-Machead: Anytime to make a random potshot at Microsoft is a good time. Exhibit A more » Linux Chief hardware engineer: How about we stop stealing stuff? more » -
#law
Are Internet-Enabled Smartphones Bringing Down Our Judicial System?
Such is the premise of a NYTimes piece today, which identifies a rampant increase in declared mistrials due to jurors contaminating themselves with internet research into the case—sometimes from their phones, in the courtroom. More » -
#bittorrent
Pirate Bay Trial Watch: The Prosecution Rests
The Pirate Bay "spectrial" is wrapping up, with the prosecution having just made its closing arguments. More » -
#bittorrent
Pirate Bay Trial Watch Day 4: Oh Snap: Windows Gets Dissed, IFPI Gets Hacked
Day four of the Pirate Bay trial was largely procedural, but with such a merry band of swashbuckling geeks involved, it wasn't without some excitement. And some of it came at Windows users' expense. More » -
#piracy
Arrested OiNK Uploaders Get Community Service, No Jail Time
Four of the prominent UK OiNK uploaders arrested months ago in a sting on the popular and beloved torrent site have finally been sentenced, and they've received mere slaps on the wrists. More » -
