I, too am an attorney and it's frustrating when I hear the stereotypical lay perception of lawyers. I hope the original post was tounge-in-cheek. Most of us are hard working, honest and do our very best to pursue our client's interests involving genuine legal problems. Are there bad lawyers? Yes, just as there are bad doctors, plumbers, accountants and (possibly) even pilots. The extremely small percentage of outrageous lawsuits that the media loves to point to are the exception to the rule but all lawyers get painted with the same brush.
As to your compilation of an index, I would urge you to contact an attorney who practices in patent or copyright law for an opinion, but I'm guessing you are in the same class of publications that are out there that serve as references and simply point to source information without infringing on the source documents. Personally, I think your effort to compile a reference list is valuable and worth copyrighting as long as you aren't printing source information that somone else wrote and calling it your own, or printing it without the consent of the original author. When you get it done, let us know; I'll buy a copy. By the way, I would never sue a fellow couper (unless, of course, you made fun of my airplane) :-) Tom C. --- In [email protected], "William R. Bayne" <ercog...@...> wrote: > > > Hi Jack (off list), > > Thanks for your valuable insight. > > You mentioned that "...I have not read all of the string of comments > being made about the feared legal liability for sharing, or perhaps > placing for sale in commerce this so called âcontra-bandâ or fear > about possible âcriminalâ penalties for copyright infringement, > fraudulent registration, fraudulent claims, or misuse of copyright, > perhaps trademark or patent infringement." > > Perhaps the most important "context" would be an example page of my > index (mostly unmodified since created twenty years ago): > >  > Any additional thoughts as may surface from your considerable > experience and knowledge while reviewing it would be most appreciated, > > Regards, > > WRB > > -- >
