It's like suing major league baseball teams because some fans of one team beat up a fan of a rival team. (Really happened.) I've kind of assumed that what happens outside of the stadium is really not the baseball teams' problem unless maybe some of the players and/or team employees were involved. But the court ruled that the baseball team was partially liable.
What I think is that maybe Silk Road should have done a better job of policing its own site, but when you get to a certain size, it's like Youtube, which doesn't know that somebody might be violating copyright law unless someone files a DMCA request.
Topic: Judge Shoots Down ‘Bitcoin Isn’t Money’ Argument in Silk Road Trial - page 2. (Read 1937 times)
July 10, 2014, 11:50:04 AM
July 10, 2014, 11:31:32 AM
This is really not a surprise as the Ulbright team made a very weak argument in reference to the money laundering charge.
I think the other charges are questionable since AFAIK he did not actually sell any of the drugs, but rather ran the website. I think the charges are similar to bringing charges against this forums mods for scams done by other users.
With that being said the muder for hire accusations are very troubling and I am very curious as to why he was not charged with these crimes, even though the murders were apparently not carried out (he could be charged with solicitation of trying to hire a hitman, or whatever the appropriate name of the charge would be).
I think the other charges are questionable since AFAIK he did not actually sell any of the drugs, but rather ran the website. I think the charges are similar to bringing charges against this forums mods for scams done by other users.
With that being said the muder for hire accusations are very troubling and I am very curious as to why he was not charged with these crimes, even though the murders were apparently not carried out (he could be charged with solicitation of trying to hire a hitman, or whatever the appropriate name of the charge would be).
July 10, 2014, 11:02:09 AM
Huehue 
"Bitcoin isn't money"
But it is worth a lot of money in a same time
"Bitcoin isn't money"
But it is worth a lot of money in a same time
July 10, 2014, 10:11:48 AM
Wow, that is pretty stern language in the opinion. Pretty clear indication of which way this "impartial" judge is leaning. There will be some important case law established in this trial.
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