I would think that that’s the entire purpose of the oral arguments and briefs before the Court. If I were arguing a complicated case, be it a new technology or any other sort of esoteric concept, I think it would be in my best interests to find somebody who can translate those concepts into terms understandable to a group of middle-aged judges, *because* they shouldn’t be expected to have the working knowledge to understand the subject beforehand.
Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 5:03 PM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Supremes find against Aereo Whether I agree or disagree with the decision not withstanding, but does anybody honestly believe the Supreme Court Justices have the technological knowledge to rule on such a case one way or the other? Gun to their heads, could a justice make a clear distinction between a digital copy and a digital retransmission? Are they versed in peer-to-peer services as opposed to a single provider offering the same service? I know that in the end, the specifics of a case matter less than precedent and relevant case law, but I can't shake the feeling that the justices half-assed their way through this case the same way I used to half-ass my way through book reports in high school when I hadn't read the book. On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> wrote: Its systems of OTA antennas piping programming to the net is "for all practical purposes, identical to a cable system," for which the programming's providers have to be paid, wrote Justice Breyer in the 6-3 defeat. The ruling will have no effect on the apparently-similar concepts of "cloud" computing and DVR. TVNewsCheck Media <http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/77304/scotus-side-with-tv-against-aereo?utm_source=&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.tvnewscheck.com%2farticle%2f77304%2fscotus-side-with-tv-against-aereo&utm_campaign=SCOTUS+Side+With+TV+Against+Aereo> (link) B -- -- -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
