How to fight HR 3261 and the ownership of facts

How to fight HR 3261 and the ownership of facts

Posted Jan 30, 2004 17:47 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: How to fight HR 3261 and the ownership of facts by bignose
Parent article: HR 3261 and the ownership of facts

Using the law to demonstrate absurdity? We could compile a database of the digits of pi, for instance, then sue every scientific organisation that publishes those digits.

Since those scientists didn't get their value of pi from your database, and thus are not covered by this law, all you'd be demonstrating is the absurdity of a system that lets anyone sue anyone at the defendant's expense.

(And frankly, I don't think you'd demonstrate even that, because in many jurisdictions, you'd eventually be sued for making frivolous claims or vexatious litigation and lose).

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