Microsoft Trial Judge Based His Break-Up "Remedy" On Flawed Theory, Not Facts

Danny Yee danny at staff.cs.usyd.edu.au
Tue Feb 27 16:53:50 PST 2001


lizard wrote:
> But if source code is free speech, isn't a judge ordering some code be
> removed/edited/changed an intrustion on free speech? Isn't saying
> "Remove Explorer from the core install!" the same as saying "Remove this
> chapter from this book!"
 
Is a judge ordering people to stop making illegal copies of M$ software
and sharing it with their friends not also an "intrusion into free
speech"?

I agree that mandating the relationship between IE and Windows is
stupid, mind you - it's an ad hoc after the event remedy, where much
more fundamental ones are called for.

Danny.






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