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by citizenkeen 1437 days ago
> That genuinely may be so, but "this law i broke shouldn't exist" is not an advisable legal defense.

It actually happens more often than you might think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

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Is there a jury here? It's copyright, not a murder.
That's not really relevant - someone accused of copyright violation has the right to a jury trial.

[1] https://www.rcfp.org/court-finds-right-jury-trial-copyright-...

Yes, there is a jury.