Friday, July 11, 2003 :::
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Owen Kerr writes about knock-off handbags and Napster, arguing that the reason people don't take Napster-assisted copyright violations seriously is, essentially, one of self-reinforcing social norms. In other words, nobody takes them seriously because nobody's friends take them seriously.
Also at the Conspiracy, the Professor himself points out a decision by the Nevada Supreme Court, which is on a matter of state law, therefore isn't subject to further appeal. Bad US Supreme Court decisions talk their way around the law; many Candian Supreme Court decisions don't even pay lip-service to the law. This decision brings up the relevant law to pee on its leg. Volokh's not a fan of the decision, which is on the web.
::: posted by Steven at 12:17 AM
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