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Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:00 AM

Defendant owes $222,000 for illegal downloading

The worst possible outcome -- a fine too high to bear, but likely too low to cause much effort at reforming copyright laws.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, October 4, 2007 06:16 PM

    Benjamin Disraeli Said It Best

    When the law makes of itself an ass, no reasonable man is bound to respect it.

    And modern American copyright law is the biggest, foulest smelling, loudest braying jackass in history. That poor young woman could not have been more legally violated if a bailiff had strip-and-cavity searched her right in front of the whole court.

    This is ludicrous nonsense, and it has to stop. And I say that as a writer and budding filmmaker.

    —Mister Marker Read Mister Marker's other letters

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