> > Well I think I know a little bit of law as an attorney. I hoped I was > > providing useful information. I'd be happy to go away if you prefer.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 11:06:35AM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > You seem out of your depth here. A tax attorney, for example, may be > exceedingly good at his job and still be totally out of his depth when > it comes to the details of the criminal law: a detective probably has > a better knowledge of the elements of most serious crimes than does a > tax attorney. > > I've been engaged in issues of free software IP law for over a decade, > and I know the subject inside and out. And I'm not the only one on > this list; there are many such. However, I don't see that chasing him off would do us any good. There's a fair bit about law, that's taught in law schools, and most of us here don't have that training. Also: claiming that he's wrong isn't going to make any of us right. In principle, at least, we should be able to find a basis for agreement, and go from there. Thanks, -- Raul
