In view of how much money the defendants must have at their disposal (not to mention how much national wealth they squandered during their turn at Warcraft), I can't help being reminded of Doctor Evil: "In return for not blowing up the world, I demand the sum of... one MILLION DOLLARS!"
Are we ever going to see any serious accountability for our (mostly-)former psychopath-overlords? I can't help but think that the answer begins with N...
The C&L article didn't mention this, but this was a summary judgment. The government didn't try to present its case, maintaining that it was all secret and stuff.
Bloody amazing. Apparently, the judge remembered that CIPA exists for just this sort of argument. Too bad more federal judges don't have this sort of recall.
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In view of how much money the defendants must have at their disposal (not to mention how much national wealth they squandered during their turn at Warcraft), I can't help being reminded of Doctor Evil: "In return for not blowing up the world, I demand the sum of... one MILLION DOLLARS!"
Are we ever going to see any serious accountability for our (mostly-)former psychopath-overlords? I can't help but think that the answer begins with N...
Good for Judge Walker. It is a step.
The C&L article didn't mention this, but this was a summary judgment. The government didn't try to present its case, maintaining that it was all secret and stuff.
Bloody amazing. Apparently, the judge remembered that CIPA exists for just this sort of argument. Too bad more federal judges don't have this sort of recall.
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