#badfaith — Public Fediverse posts

“But here’s the thing: negotiations weren’t taking place in a legal vacuum. The continental trade table is not a tabula rasa. We have the USMCA – a binding treaty, signed by three countries and ratified by the U.S. Congress.

As Mr. Carney put it on Saturday, “we have a deal, we have side letters … all those are being violated, day in and day out.””

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-no-deal-was-better-than-this-deal-mark-carney-was-right-to-call-donald/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=LinkCopy&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

#Trump #BadFaith #USA #Tariffs #TradeWar #Canada #ElbowsUp

Source: @blissfullybookishtees

Ummm… Hey, person who "wrote" this? (No, AI doesn't count) - Stop giving autistic people a bad name. We do not claim you. You should be ASHAMED.

“The same is true of the manner in which Meta acquired the plaintiffs' books.

The plaintiffs are wrong that the fact that Meta downloaded the books from shadow libraries and did not start with an "authorized copy" of each book gives them an automatic win. To say that Meta's downloading was "piracy" and thus cannot be fair use begs the question because the whole point of fair use analysis is to determine whether a given act of copying was unlawful … “

“… But Meta is also wrong to suggest that its use of shadow libraries is irrelevant to whether its copying was fair use. It's relevant … “

“… The law is in flux about whether bad faith is relevant to fair use. Compare, e.g., id. at 32 … (…claiming fair use must act in a manner generally compatible with principles of good faith and fair dealing.") “

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from: Kadrey et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 3:2023cv03417 - Document 598.
"ORDER Denying the Plaintiffs' 482 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment ...”

#tech #fairuse #meta #badfaith

What comes after being sent to the Principle's office?

A federal judge referred Justice Department attorneys to a disciplinary committee last Friday after condemning them for misconduct in the court room ...

Judge found a declaration filed by a senior DOJ official was "clearly misleading, if not utterly false." She called DOJ's "reckless disregard for the duty of candor owed" to a federal court "appalling," and a serious breach of professional ethics. https://www.rawstory.com/doj-attorneys-disciplinary-hearing/ #DoJ #Courts #Justice #DisciplinaryHearing #BadFaith #FalseHoods #Judge #CourtRoom #Law #Misconduct