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Living Free With Linux, Round 2 936

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 10, 2009 @12:36PM from the once-you-go-apt dept.

bsk_cw writes "About a month ago, in Living free with Linux: 2 weeks without Windows, Preston Gralla wrote about what life was like for a long-time Windows user trying to live with Linux. His main problems came when he tried to install or update software. Loads of people responded with advice — so he went back and tried again. Here's what he learned, and what did and didn't work for him."

Pirate Bay Day 5 — Prosecution Tries To Sneak In Evidence 341

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday February 21, 2009 @06:11AM from the not-sneaky-enough dept.

Hodejo1 writes "On the old Perry Mason TV shows, it was a common sight to see someone burst into the crowded courtroom at a dire moment and confess aloud that they, not the defendant, killed so-and-so. In reality, courts do not allow evidence to enter trial without a chance for the opposing council to view it and for a judge to rule on their admissibility. Yet, in the fifth day of the Pirate Bay trial, lawyers for the prosecution again tried to sneak in surprise evidence while questioning defendants. The judge put his foot down this time, telling lawyers for the state, 'If you have documents which you eventually plan to use, you need to hand them over now.' The prosecution continues to struggle in court. In one humorous moment, prosecutor Håkan Roswall tried to show how 'hip' he was with technology when he questioned defendant Peter Sunde. 'When did you meet [Gottfrid] for the first time IRL?' asked the Prosecutor. 'We do not use the expression IRL,' said Peter, 'We use AFK.' The defendants are not out of the woods yet. Lawyer and technology writer Richard Koman wonders aloud if the Pirate Bay's 'I-dunno' defense is all that much better."

Comment what if the receiver owns a copy? (Score 1) 2047

by expepsiman on Wednesday June 25, 2003 @03:40PM (#6296580) Attached to: RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers

How can the RIAA prove that whoever they shared with did not own the copy themselves? Wont they need proof that the recipient did not have a license also? If I own it cant I download from anyone?

Them: I see you have an extensive collection of vinyl and CD's, but you have a copy of ______ in your mp3's, where is the original?
Me: uh, I let someone borrow that one...

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