Re: CD of all Files on Asimov

[russotto@ariel.ct.picker.com (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <01bba940$3e5e7740$b8f30c26@cd003508.interramp.com> "Tom Zuchowski" <cd003508@interramp.com> writes:
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}Erik Kloeppel <erik@hypermall.com> wrote in article
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}> In article <swhite-2009961238240001@pulm-mac2.bsd.uchicago.edu>,
}> swhite@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu (Steve White) wrote:
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}> >Oh yes, my lawyer friend explained the Fifth. You see, it applies only
}to
}> >things that incriminate YOU. You cannot be compelled to testify against
}> >YOURSELF (and, courts have held, close members of your family). You
}cannot
}> >be forced to be a witness against yourself. You CERTAINLY can be
}compelled
}> >to testify against someone else if the testimony isn't going to be used
}> >against YOU.
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}Not sure how it applies here. The Fifth only applies to criminal trials.
}You cannot invoke the Fifth in civil suits, such as when a software
}publisher sues you for copyright infringement.

The SPA has successfully lobbied to make software piracy above a
certain dollar amount or number of violations (50) a felony.