Somebody Wants To ‘Get Rid’ of This Guy. The Meadow is The Current Exploit Tool.
I sent him this email with the subject “Meadow trial / double jeopardy acquittal appeal’. I think it is worth repeating here. I largely used question asking to attempt to fill-in gaps in my legal knowledge, which are fairly large. Knowledge vacu-sucking can be assisted by offering up knowledge or secrets in return, but I don’t think I have much to offer other than tangent-leads.
Here’s the body:
I got some things you may want to look up things on for helping figure out what loophole your opposing lawyer may be exploiting:
???which cannot be appealed by the government in the U.S. because of double jeopardy protections??? ??C Does ??government of the U.S. include any subset government of the US ??C State, County, City/Municipal?
What is the penalty of a guilty verdict? Is it a sizable fine and easier pathway to a civil lawsuit victory? Oh yea, is the case criminal or civil? Most HOAs file civil suits after extended non-compliance, which losing means garnishment of non-exempt assets, which usually include houses (for ‘legal and court costs’). A municipality is obviously not an HOA though, but yours seem to surely act like one (that caters to ??investment??? homeowners). Acquittal on a civil suit is more difficult than criminal suit though and ??beyond a reasonable doubt??? suggests that your case is criminal.
If it is criminal, does double jeopardy / no appeal, assuming it covers county / municipal jurisdiction, apply to all trials, or only jury trials? Your trial was obviously a bench trial. Maybe a bench trial acquittal is equivalent, or manipulate-able to be legally a dismissal? Maybe, municipal criminal trials may be considered civil for purposes of appeals / double jeopardy as municipal penalties usually cannot be more than civil violations? I know that double jeopardy doesn’t apply to civil lawsuit trials.
I???m pretty sure, whatever it is, it isn’t over your meadow. Your meadow is just an exploit to get rid of you. You have the looks of an undesirable stereotype (long hair, metal-head-ish look), you deliberately don’t belong, and you are big-time open source, and you author P2P software. If you win in court over the meadow, or get rid of the meadow, they will probably just find something else. Your enemy could be the lawyer himself, or some of his friends, ranging from a group of religious nuts, greedy homeowners, to even the RIAA.
I also like these links that I picked out of this guy’s site:
He is a bit over idealistic wanting everything public domain. Copyleft is better. People will take your work and sell it as their own (or just integrate many works and sell it) if it is Public Domain. No-litigation (notice/humilation only for violators) Copyleft doesn’t eliminate it but it does reduce it.
