Comments on: Lessig and Causby http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter Rock http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/comment-page-1/#comment-39809 Peter Rock Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:11:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/#comment-39809 <p>My high school class is reading Free Culture right now. A student recently posted some links noting that the Causbys received compensation for damages the military planes caused. She expressed some disappointment that Lessig did not provide those details in his book. Without further research, the book gives the impression that the Causby's were told to go take a walk.</p> <p>I assume that while the truth is that damages were acknowledged, the planes were allowed to continue flying overhead after that. If so, perhaps this is the only aspect of the outcome Lessig is concerned with. That is, that the doctrine of property reaching "to the heavens" was thrown out and the case was decided using "common sense".</p> <p>Regardless, it perhaps would have been better for that chapter to be clear on what the outcome actually was.</p> My high school class is reading Free Culture right now. A student recently posted some links noting that the Causbys received compensation for damages the military planes caused. She expressed some disappointment that Lessig did not provide those details in his book. Without further research, the book gives the impression that the Causby’s were told to go take a walk.

I assume that while the truth is that damages were acknowledged, the planes were allowed to continue flying overhead after that. If so, perhaps this is the only aspect of the outcome Lessig is concerned with. That is, that the doctrine of property reaching “to the heavens” was thrown out and the case was decided using “common sense”.

Regardless, it perhaps would have been better for that chapter to be clear on what the outcome actually was.

]]> By: Peter Rock http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/comment-page-1/#comment-45887 Peter Rock Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:11:41 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/#comment-45887 <p>My high school class is reading Free Culture right now. A student recently posted some links noting that the Causbys received compensation for damages the military planes caused. She expressed some disappointment that Lessig did not provide those details in his book. Without further research, the book gives the impression that the Causby's were told to go take a walk.<br><br>I assume that while the truth is that damages were acknowledged, the planes were allowed to continue flying overhead after that. If so, perhaps this is the only aspect of the outcome Lessig is concerned with. That is, that the doctrine of property reaching "to the heavens" was thrown out and the case was decided using "common sense".<br><br>Regardless, it perhaps would have been better for that chapter to be clear on what the outcome actually was.</p> My high school class is reading Free Culture right now. A student recently posted some links noting that the Causbys received compensation for damages the military planes caused. She expressed some disappointment that Lessig did not provide those details in his book. Without further research, the book gives the impression that the Causby’s were told to go take a walk.

I assume that while the truth is that damages were acknowledged, the planes were allowed to continue flying overhead after that. If so, perhaps this is the only aspect of the outcome Lessig is concerned with. That is, that the doctrine of property reaching “to the heavens” was thrown out and the case was decided using “common sense”.

Regardless, it perhaps would have been better for that chapter to be clear on what the outcome actually was.

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/comment-page-1/#comment-39808 Tim Lee Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:23:18 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/#comment-39808 <p>John, I meant to say that Lessig gives the impression that the Causbys lost. I've corrected the post. Thanks!</p> John, I meant to say that Lessig gives the impression that the Causbys lost. I’ve corrected the post. Thanks!

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/comment-page-1/#comment-45886 Tim Lee Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:23:18 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/#comment-45886 <p>John, I meant to say that Lessig gives the impression that the Causbys lost. I've corrected the post. Thanks!</p> John, I meant to say that Lessig gives the impression that the Causbys lost. I’ve corrected the post. Thanks!

]]> By: John Overholt http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/comment-page-1/#comment-39807 John Overholt Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:04:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/#comment-39807 <p><em>But the Causby’s still won</em><br /> <em>Lessig gives the misleading impression that the Causbys won the case</em></p> <p> Either I'm confused or there's something out of whack here. (I'm not familiar with the case, so I genuinely don't know which it is)</p> But the Causby’s still won
Lessig gives the misleading impression that the Causbys won the case

Either I’m confused or there’s something out of whack here. (I’m not familiar with the case, so I genuinely don’t know which it is)

]]> By: John Overholt http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/comment-page-1/#comment-45885 John Overholt Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:04:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/07/lessig-and-causby/#comment-45885 <p><em>But the Causby’s still won</em><br><br><em>Lessig gives the misleading impression that the Causbys won the case</em><br></p> <p><br>Either I'm confused or there's something out of whack here. (I'm not familiar with the case, so I genuinely don't know which it is)</p> <p><br></br></p> But the Causby’s still won

Lessig gives the misleading impression that the Causbys won the case


Either I’m confused or there’s something out of whack here. (I’m not familiar with the case, so I genuinely don’t know which it is)


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