On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:05:40 -0800 R. Christopher Harshman wrote: > On Feb 23, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Francesco Poli wrote: > > Yes, I also appreciate what the EFF did to achieve this result: it may > > turn out being an important precedent… > > Being pedantic, 'cause that's what lawyers do … This case isn't precedental > in any way. Everything happened at the district court level, which would be > at best "persuasive" (rather than binding) precedent. But, too, there was no > ruling. The EFF pointed out a gaping hole in Astrolabe's "case," and > Astrolabe simply withdrew the complaint and promised not to sue again
You're absolutely right. Thanks for the correction: I sincerely appreciate it! I should have expressed myself better: let's say that it may turn out being an important case to point out, whenever there are attempts to consider a bunch of facts as copyrighted material. > Kudos to the EFF for getting this kicked quickly and cheaply, but the > precedent (that they relied on to get the swift death dealt) was set more > than 20 years ago, in Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service > Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991). Good to know. Thanks again! -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt New GnuPG key, see the transition document! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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