Comments on: “I can’t imagine they would enjoy such a conversation.” http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/937 Jason Scott's Weblog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:54:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lazlo (whose beloved wife is an evil lawyer) http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/937/comment-page-1#comment-3376 Lazlo (whose beloved wife is an evil lawyer) Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:26:23 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=937#comment-3376 > It definitely falls under the general folder of "stirring up shit". I don't know the legal term for that. The word you're looking for is "barratry". > It definitely falls under the general folder of “stirring up shit”. I don’t know the legal term for that.

The word you’re looking for is “barratry”.

]]> By: Johnny Uber http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/937/comment-page-1#comment-3375 Johnny Uber Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:26:22 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=937#comment-3375 That was a great read, I found it most disturbing that the Paralegal did not know what the Creative Commons was. I mean come she is a professional researcher... It kind of reinforces my theroy that most lawyers and law professionals do not really care what is really going on with the issues they represent (not all, I know some great ones) ... they just follow dollars short term and leave us all with the mess for the long haul. Thank goodness for the EFF :) That was a great read, I found it most disturbing that the Paralegal did not know what the Creative Commons was. I mean come she is a professional researcher… It kind of reinforces my theroy that most lawyers and law professionals do not really care what is really going on with the issues they represent (not all, I know some great ones) … they just follow dollars short term and leave us all with the mess for the long haul.

Thank goodness for the EFF :)

]]> By: Jason Scott http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/937/comment-page-1#comment-3374 Jason Scott Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:14:39 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=937#comment-3374 I find messing with lawyers is like punching tar, so that wouldn't be my approach regardless of ethical issues. The purpose of the call was to verify whether I had given permission for the distribution of "my" music on Kazaa. I have no idea where the conversation would have gone from there, and if I had been put in touch with the 'real' lawyer, I start to find myself in some sort of confidence or some such shit. I suppose they could have asked me if I was willing to join the suit, but that's unlikely. And they certainly weren't going to give me the name/ip of whoever was sharing, so I don't know. It definitely falls under the general folder of "stirring up shit". I don't know the legal term for that. I find messing with lawyers is like punching tar, so that wouldn’t be my approach regardless of ethical issues. The purpose of the call was to verify whether I had given permission for the distribution of “my” music on Kazaa. I have no idea where the conversation would have gone from there, and if I had been put in touch with the ‘real’ lawyer, I start to find myself in some sort of confidence or some such shit.

I suppose they could have asked me if I was willing to join the suit, but that’s unlikely. And they certainly weren’t going to give me the name/ip of whoever was sharing, so I don’t know.

It definitely falls under the general folder of “stirring up shit”. I don’t know the legal term for that.

]]> By: BluKnight http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/937/comment-page-1#comment-3373 BluKnight Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:37:01 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=937#comment-3373 In response to Bathee: I see no items from Jason that denote she was soliciting business from him at this time. Maybe trying to understand how his content got on Kazaa, but not soliciting business. Am I missing something, Jason? In response to Bathee: I see no items from Jason that denote she was soliciting business from him at this time. Maybe trying to understand how his content got on Kazaa, but not soliciting business. Am I missing something, Jason?

]]> By: Bathee http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/937/comment-page-1#comment-3372 Bathee Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:00:54 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=937#comment-3372 What that paralegal has done is a violation of the model rules of professional ethics. You are not allowed to solicit clients in this manner. If you want to do something about it, I recommend you contact your local bar association. What that paralegal has done is a violation of the model rules of professional ethics. You are not allowed to solicit clients in this manner. If you want to do something about it, I recommend you contact your local bar association.

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