Posted by Citizen Bob on 11/07/06 16:14

On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:37:50 -0800, Tarkus
<karnevil9@atlantabraves.net> wrote:

>Isn't copyright law a civil matter

It is a criminal statute.

>in which case neither a unanimous
>verdict

In most states, civil convictions require a unanimous jury verdict. I
believe Oregon is the sole exception. But who would want to live in
Oregon? Not I.

> nor reasonable doubt applies?

You are correct. The criterion for conviction in civil cases is "the
preponderance of the evidence". That does not preclude nullification.

>(As in the second OJ trial.)

The OJ trial is a straw man.

--

"First and last, it's a question of money. Those men who own the earth
make the laws to protect what they have. They fix up a sort of fence or
pen around what they have, and they fix the law so the fellow on the
outside cannot get in. The laws are really organized for the protection of
the men who rule the world. They were never organized or enforced to do
justice. We have no system for doing justice, not the slightest in the world."
--Clarence Darrow

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