Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty

Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by jonknee on Thursday June 18, 2009 @10:36PM (#664556)

I know what you're saying, but I just don't see how someone can purposefully ruin someone's life for nothing more than a claimed "professional duty" and a fat paycheck. There are many clients out there, they chose to take the case. Ultimately the client (RIAA) is to blame, but in my mind they are accessories. This is probably why I'm not a lawyer.

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Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by wvenable on Friday June 19, 2009 @02:24AM (#664741)

You're basically saying that lawyers shouldn't take cases for murders, or anyone else morally suspect. But that completely defeats the purpose of having a justice system. It's not the lawyers fault that someone's life was ruined -- if you want to blame anyone, blame the jury. Or blame the politicians that made the laws in the first place.

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Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by Hexstream on Friday June 19, 2009 @06:33AM (#664911)

Or blame the populace that lets bullshit like that happen?

(I might go to hell for suggesting this but... what the hell)

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