Comments on: Laws of Trinidad & Tobago CD ROM

By: Taran Rampersad

Taran Rampersad — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:06:00 +0000

Yikes. You just KNOW I’m going to have to use this post as a reference.

If it is done by the government… the only cost should be media. There should be no copyright on it by the Copyright Act.

Where that information should be – especially with Vision 2020 on it – is on the web. Period.

By: Mani

Mani — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:47:00 +0000

Yeah I think what Chennette said was right. Thanks all for your comments.

By: Hon. Patrick Manning

Hon. Patrick Manning — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:47:00 +0000

I told Christine K those CDs were too damn expensive!

Manicou, send me an e-mail at patrickmanning2007@gmail.com and I’ll get them to burn you a copy.

By: Kayode

Kayode — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:51:00 +0000

What Chennette said.

That isn’t really being marketed to John Public. There’s the library and the internet for that.

By: Chennette

Chennette — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:59:00 +0000

Laws and other legal materials like journals are always hideously expensive when packaged like this on CDs. In fact any sort of academic journals or collections like this are really really expensive. It should also include updates in that price. And hopefully searchable indexes etc – some level of software?
This is really something marketed for libraries and law firms for ease of electronic access, since as you point out the laws are available free online. I am sure the full volume set (actual books) would cost quite a bit as well. The old revision (1980) used to cost in print, a couple thousand maybe at least? I don’t think they intend this for the lay consumer (no comment as to whether that is good or bad – just that it is not a tactic exclusive to the Law Revisers). But kudos for having it online. The Parliament website is a good resource for recent legislation too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:17:00 +0000

All the law firms and medium chambers will pay because hopefully it is completely harmonised and the amendments of the amendments of the amendments are in. And hopefully it is amendable and comes with an update subscription priced in.

Considering that Lawyers fees start at $500 per hour these days it is not that unreasonable.

By: ed

ed — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:16:00 +0000

So can I make my own pdf of the docs on the Legal Affairs website (public domain!) and then burn them onto a CD? I will sell at HALF PRICE. Bargains, people! Gonna be rich…. don’t worry Mani, you will get a cut for bringing this to my attention.

By: Trini Down Under

Trini Down Under — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:01:00 +0000

WTF!!??

Ent it free? But let's say someone can't afford to buy the laws of TnT CD, can't they use it as a defence? "Boss man, yuh honour, sir, ah didn't have de change to buy de CD. How ah man suppose to know dat was illegal."

By: ttfootball

ttfootball — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:03:00 +0000

lawd who goin an pay dat for dat?!?!?

Like yuh say Mani, this is a public document. I doh even know if to say i surprise…

By: Crankyputz

Crankyputz — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:51:00 +0000

ahh i remember those days when people went around selling those massive encyclopedias….

$5000 is a smidge steep

By: Jumbie

Jumbie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:05:00 +0000

Mani, I figured it out. Since you have access to the ad, check it fuh meh.

I bet that thing sold by John Jeremie, retirement fund after he feck up the entire legal system, starting with the Sharma and Shermie fiasco and coming down....

By: Mani

Mani — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:03:00 +0000

But jumbie, the thing is that this is not even software, it’s a public document. The price is ridiculous.

Jonathan Bhagan, do you mean “the government” when you say “conman”? lol. Same difference anyway.

By: D Trini in Me

D Trini in Me — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:44:00 +0000

????

By: jonathan bhagan

jonathan bhagan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:12:00 +0000

funny that it will still fool a lot of people and make this conman money.

By: Jumbie

Jumbie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:00 +0000

Tha'is one advantage you have over me - you can see the ads when you hold your newspaper; I can only read online, so I can't see these little things. (^_^)

I suppose the 10 CD and 25 CD really refers to a 10 and 25 'user licence' rather than the individual CDs. And it would be installed on a server and accessed by client machines... but that price seems a bit steep.

The only software I know more expensive than that is AutoCAD 2007 and 2008....

And after paying all that money, what if it is not compatible with my Windows server 2008 or Vista Premium... , eh?

And the way Pa-trick rushing through news laws, that will be outdated before the end of the year....!