On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:33:37 -0700, Darren New wrote:

>> Oh yes, I do remember those - I wanted one of those DeCSS T-Shirts, in
>> fact, but never got around to purchasing one.
> 
> I think I still have the one with PGP encoded as barcodes on it. I was
> actually involved in a company helping to fund the legal fund for that
> one.

Cool, I like that.

>> I'm not sure why they
>> didn't use that argument (or why it didn't work if they did use it).
> 
> In part, they wanted the Louisiana venue because it was Napoleanic, and
> hence much friendlier to the attacking party. One defendant was in
> California and the other in Ontario or some such, IIRC, but they brought
> suit in Lousiana based on both companies having customers in Louisiana.

Oh, don't even get me started on venue-shopping.....

Jim

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