You did overlook the Flash-Javascript problem. Registration isn’t the only issue. Some people aren’t going to be able to see the links to your documents. The links simply won’t appear. It’s best to minimize your exposure to browser-specific issues. I assume that you agree. If I remember correctly, you’ve encountered browser-specific issues before. Do the words Internet Explorer 6 ring a bell?  

WRT E-mail, I had a personal E-mail address on the pre-Internet in the 1970s, but I haven’t had an address of that type since then. I’ve thought about setting one up, and I may do so at some point.

If you’re in a position in the future where you need to think about the distribution of documents again, I stand by the opinions that I expressed in post 27 on this thread. For various reasons, it’s better to use “open” sites than “closed” sites. However, you’re right about the fact that it’ll make little difference in the current case.

If you send me your email address, I would be happy to send the documents to you.

Otherwise, it’s just too much of a pain in the ass to upload when they are already uploaded.

If people really want to download the documents because they are unable to read them on this site, then they should go through the trouble of registering for that site. It’s free, after all.

At this point, it really doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks as long as the panel of three judges side with me.

Thanks for asking. It’s not your responsibility to address issues of this type. Therefore, you needn’t feel obligated to respond further. However, since you may be curious, I’ll answer the questions.

In theory, Scribd is convenient. In practice, Scribd may be inconvenient for some users. There’s two problems. 1. Scribd asked me to register. 2. Scribd seems to require Flash, Javascript, or both. I tend to avoid sites that require registration, Flash, or Javascript. This isn’t an absolute rule, but I’m rarely interested enough to deal with sites of this type.

That’s it, but I’d like to offer you a suggestion and some related remarks.

To begin with, let’s refer to sites that don’t require registration and that make only limited use of Flash or Javascript as “open” sites. Sites that require registration or that make heavy use of Flash or Javascript are “closed” sites. It’s my feeling that “open” sites are likely to win out over comparable “closed” sites in the long run. They have a competitive advantage.

Here’s the suggestion: If you’d like to host your documents on a “closed” site, that’s your privilege, but if you don’t want to host them locally, consider uploading them to “open” sites such as the Internet Archive, Creative Commons sites, or Wikimedia Foundation sites. The reasons to do so are as follows: 1. People will find it easier to download the documents from “open” sites. 2. Files stored at “closed” sites are likely to disappear from human memory. Files hosted at “open” sites are likely to last for decades or possibly centuries.

Here’s some related notes:

I consider Flash and Javascript to be problematic technologies. It has nothing to do with being “left behind” as the other person said a while back. I thought I’d assure you that I do have some familiarity with Flash and Javascript at the language design and implementation levels, at the application programming and debugging levels, and at the browser configuration and debugging levels.

I’m asking about the documents in question because I have some experience in this area. Somebody that I knew once overheard an attorney discussing a summary that I’d prepared. The attorney was talking to a potential defendant in a criminal case. He advised the person in question that my summary was complete enough that it might cause problems for them. BTW This wasn’t eavesdropping, they were talking in the open. Some time before that, I handled some of the paperwork involved in a civil case. Actually, I did most of the work. My impression is that I may have handled that case adequately as well.

Are you not able to see the PDF link in the Scribd?

I did it this way to make it convenient for everybody to download. What technical problems are you having?

Please send me an email as soon as you hear anything.

I was very happy to see you came through and posted the briefs. Will you post the judges’ ruling also?

As a side note I was a bit surprised that the briefs didn’t center an a first amendment issue, but it was still very interesting. Good Luck!

I would love to hear your opinion, guys.

I wish you the best of luck with your appeal and what I hope will become a successful legal career.