Scattershot: September 2011 Archives
I've haven't been writing very much lately, but other people are keeping busy, and I thought I'd share a few items with you folks.
- Ken Lammers at Crimlaw has written a fascinating series of posts about how the criminal justice system (at least in his Virginia) determines the value of a stolen item for purposes of charging and sentencing. He covers items with a fairly obvious price tag, items without a price tag, and intangible property like music and software. It seems like a fairly thoughtful balance between an economically meaningful valuation and the need to have bright lines for making clear decisions.
- Meanwhile, over at Popehat, Ken is posting a multi-part series about his investigation of someone who tried a fake invoice scam on him: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3. [Update: Chapter 4] He shows how much information you can get about someone like this with simple, inexpensive online tools.
- And here's the important op-ed of the day, by Orin Kerr. Looks like the government is about to get its wish and make us all guilt of something.
(Hat tip: Greenfield)
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