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Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ... by Cookiesaurusbex on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:52PM (#16923469)
> The problem isn't the court, it's the law.

>The judge said he disregarded Weadock’s testimony. “I don’t think anybody in that courtroom understood what a restore disk was,” Lundgren said.

Oh, I think there was a problem with the court.

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Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:58PM (#16923538)
> The judge said he disregarded Weadock’s testimony

That testimony seems irrelevant to the charge which resulted in the jail time. Theoretically valueless or not, the discs were sold with an infringing logo. That combination--infringement and commercial intent--is a crime under our laws.

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