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Alex - actually the FSC did file for an injunction - it will be heard in August I believe but this was a stop-gap measure until it could be heard - the biggest problem being time - as mentioned (somewhere around here in one of the posts) these legal things in the US take forever to be heard - a TRO - which for those that seem to be misunderstanding legal terms - is not an injunction - its merely a quick fix that only lasts 10 days - and would not have lasted until the injunction could be heard.
When courts schedule hearings its usually done way in the future - from everything Ive read so far the FSC had 3 weeks to write up their full legal briefing - which includes all of the research and reams of paperwork - and with a total time of 30 days for when this law took effect - would not have time to schedule an injunction hearing in time.
If they had gone for the TRO - in addition to its only lasting 10 days - it also would only cover the plantiffs just as this agreement does - thats how it works in the US court system - it worked the same way in COPA and every other 1st amendment case that gets posted about - just this time for some reason, people are noticing it a little more because the FSC is not a volunteer organization like the EFF - it states plainly that it is a trade organization.
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