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Re: The 2001 lineup (list on FBTB)
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lugnet.admin.terms
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Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:26:32 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.terms, Todd Lehman writes:
> Basically what the LUGNET T&C refer to when they talk about infringing upon
> other people's right is: Go ahead and do what you feel is safe and morally
> and legally right, but if you screw up and get caught with something that the
> law would frown on, then game over. Laws are changing every day, and whether
> or not a given party objects to something is up to that party. There's no
> bow-tie answer here -- it's actually rather Libertarian, if I understand
> Libertarianism w.r.t. this sort of thing: You can do whatever you want, as
> long as you don't hurt other people. (And "hurt" can never be defined in
> black and white terms, so that's why it's often wise to err on the safe side.)
Very close, which is close enough. As you say, it's the gray areas that are
hard, and sometimes there is no course of action from "here" to "there" that
is perfect and doesn't step on SOMEONE's toes.
++Lar
> p.s. IANAL and the above is not legal advice.
That disclaimer applies to me too.
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| (...) In 99% of cases, I'm sure I have a very good idea. But the 1% left over is gray because it basically says, "don't break the law" (i.e., local laws or whatever laws may apply in whatever circumstance is in question) and "the law" is something (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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