by Fnord666 on (#5CMWS)
canopic jug writes:A lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, Mary Mitzy, asks in the DeccanChronicle about who controls the right to actually speak incourt during online trials:Specifically she asks, who controls the mute button in online court cases? Currently court does not meet in personand takes up only matters it deems urgent.The court is using a proprietary systemfor video conferencing, which would raise additional questions on SN,yet proprietary or not the matter of muting affects not only theoutcomes of the trials but also the flow of justice.