Comment Re:Linux literaly was used for this as well (Score 1) 147
ok I did not need to see this.
kindly please go die in a fire.
Comment Re:Who wins.......... (Score 1) 246
Actually this doesn't mean law is impossible to map into a computer system, just that the work to do it would be next to impossible to undertake. "Spirit of the law" is exactly what? A desired goal but impropertly worded.
Once you assign granularity to concepts you can map things. Who does more damage, a lady stealing some products off the market's shelves or a crook laundering money? Who does more damage, a kid coming to school with a shotgun or a kid with two pistols?
Putting concepts into computers means that they NEED to be precise. One reason why lawyers are not happy with computer systems - they bring clarity in a field where speaking legalese is actually a feature, not a bug.
German Kindergartens Ordered To Pay Copyright For Songs 291
BBird writes "Deutsche Welle reports: 'Up until this year, preschools could teach and produce any kind of song they wanted. But now they have to pay for a license if they want children to sing certain songs. A tightening of copyright rules means kindergartens now have to pay fees to Germany's music licensing agency, GEMA, to use songs that they reproduce and perform. The organization has begun notifying creches and other daycare facilities that if they reproduce music to be sung or performed, they must pay for a license.'"
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This is clearly another case of too many mad scientists, and not enough hunchbacks.
