Mauser
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- Sep 25, 2008
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Actually, that's not true. And after years of posting, and dealing with people, and spending a lot of time getting paid to litigate, I can tell you that the people who whine about jury nullification never have the guts to actually tell a judge that they wouldn't follow the law. And they actually do try to follow the law once they're seated. You see, most people, despite bitching and moaning about jury duty, really do take their obligations seriously once faced with real people telling their stories.
I'm not sure who *you* think believes the copyright laws to be a joke, but I can tell you that the owners, and the courts, take them VERY seriously.
Whether or not they "have the guts" to tell the judge anything doesn't really matter. You indicated that the jury must follow the law, and that's simply not true.
If they take their obligations seriously, that should include nullifying a law that they believe is unjust, rather than simply going along with it because the judge says so.