NYC LOCAL: Monday 12 January 2009 NYSIA: Panel on the Net and the Republic

2009-01-12 Thread secretary
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Re: JMRI case -- Implementation of the Federal Circuit's Opinion

2009-01-12 Thread Rjack
Rahul Dhesi wrote: Rjack u...@example.net writes: Rahul Dhesi wrote: Rjack u...@example.net writes: Next thing you know you'll be calling a copyright license a contract: I'm staying out of this license/contract debate, but since you are not, how do you justify calling it a contract in the

Re: JMRI case -- Implementation of the Federal Circuit's Opinion

2009-01-12 Thread Rahul Dhesi
Rjack u...@example.net writes: Downloading constitutes a manifestation of assent. So if the downloader doesn't know about the license, or knows about it but explicitly refuses to agree to it as he does the download, this is still a manifestation of assent? Merriam-Webster says assent

Re: JMRI case -- Implementation of the Federal Circuit's Opinion

2009-01-12 Thread Rjack
Rahul Dhesi wrote: Rjack u...@example.net writes: I find your reasoning fascinating. If the downloader doesn't know about the license or doesn't agree to it, then it seems that at the time of the download, at least, there is no assent and contract. If a downloader don't know about the

NYC LOCAL: Tuesday 13 January 2009 Lisp NYC: Last Call at the Old Stand

2009-01-12 Thread secretary
blockquote what=official Lisp NYC announcement ninth-avenue-el-1940=http://www.nytstore.com/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=1541; old-stand=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/nyregion/27bar.html?_r=1; edits= Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:04:07 -0500 From: H Goodman hg574...@gmail.com To: