It's curious that I should have someone post a jpeg of a wire service
photo taken from a commercial web site to my mailing list right around when
we had the discussion on copyright rules. Of course, in complaining about my
sanctions the user invoked the old "I didn't know it was wrong" argument.
For the benefit of those who encounter this logic, here is what John Selden
wrote on the subject, in 1689:
"Ignorance of the law excuses no man; nor that all men know the law, but
because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to
refute him." ('Table Talk, Law')
Has anyone read Mike Godwin's book "Cyber Rights - Defending Free Speech
in the Digital Age"? I'm curious to know if it's worth $28.
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Mike Nolan
