http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/ A barrister gossips & rants on intellectual property law, the legal system and civil liberties. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/#comment-1302 geeklawyer Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:39:12 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=422#comment-1302 If you entice him to do so then he would be a mere factotum or scribe, your agent, and you'd be liable. If you planted the suggestion in his head and he did it 'off his own back' then that might be a different issue so long as no-one could prove it was your purpose. Of course your 9 year old cousin would be liable but he'd never be sued: what 9 year old can pay a million in costs? And nobody could prove you incited him, right? If you entice him to do so then he would be a mere factotum or scribe, your agent, and you’d be liable. If you planted the suggestion in his head and he did it ‘off his own back’ then that might be a different issue so long as no-one could prove it was your purpose.
Of course your 9 year old cousin would be liable but he’d never be sued: what 9 year old can pay a million in costs? And nobody could prove you incited him, right?

]]> http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/#comment-1301 Martin Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:30:51 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=422#comment-1301 Although i suppose i could get my nine-year-old cousin to type it... Can you legally intice someone to libel? Although i suppose i could get my nine-year-old cousin to type it…
Can you legally intice someone to libel?

]]> http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/#comment-1300 geeklawyer Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:25:24 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=422#comment-1300 Any suggestion that Ruthie has <b>ever</b> played such a game would be disgraceful libellous and without foundation. So I won't say it. Any suggestion that Ruthie has ever played such a game would be disgraceful libellous and without foundation.
So I won’t say it.

]]> http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/#comment-1297 Ruthie Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:58:30 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=422#comment-1297 I'm sure the suggestion that some advocates have a word of the day is purely apocryphal, as is the suggestion that the word is selected by the member of custody staff who will be sitting in on the proceedings, where failure to mention the word will require a donation to charity. Equally the tribunal are never aware of this game and never try to guess the word. I’m sure the suggestion that some advocates have a word of the day is purely apocryphal, as is the suggestion that the word is selected by the member of custody staff who will be sitting in on the proceedings, where failure to mention the word will require a donation to charity. Equally the tribunal are never aware of this game and never try to guess the word.

]]> http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/#comment-1299 geeklawyer Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:16:45 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=422#comment-1299 Can't say I've even tried but I'm guessing its a cutting jibe at the plaintiffs. And it needs a knowledge of the book. Can’t say I’ve even tried but I’m guessing its a cutting jibe at the plaintiffs. And it needs a knowledge of the book.

]]> http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/04/27/the-law-as-code/#comment-1298 Gavin Whenman Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:21:04 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=422#comment-1298 But have you cracked the code? But have you cracked the code?

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