Re: Problematic distribution of P2P clients in France
On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 07:51:05AM +0100, Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 03:10:37AM +0000, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> > Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
> > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 03:22:56PM +0000, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> > > > Simon Vallet <debian-ppc_user@castalie.org>
> > > > > 1=B0 To willingly edit, distribute to the public, or inform the public
> > > > > about, in any form, a device[2] whose obvious purpose is to permit
> > > > > unauthorized distribution of protected works
> > > > Can someone tell me what 'obvious purpose' means here? [...]
> > > The text is probably fuzzy on purpose. Until it is ruled by a court, it
> > > will remain fuzzy.
> >
> > I thought French law was a code and did not rely so much on case
> > rulings by courts. Have I misunderstood?
>
> Court ruling is done according to the law, but when the law is fuzzy,
> the court will rule by interpreting the law the way it thinks it should.
> For next ruling, the court would base its interpretation on previous
> interpretations by other courts, ie jurisprudence.
For correctness, s/would/can/
Mike
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