Faustus von Goethe wrote:
> >Clark has identified himself as a lawyer. None of the rest of us have
> >done so. His law degree gives his opinion about the law more weight
> >than the rest of us who don't have one.
>
> With all due respect to Clark, that statement ... is absolute horseshit.
>
> Clark's area of the law could be so removed from this that the only skills
> he has that are relevant are an ability to read and understand a little bit
> quicker than the average person. Moreover, if he has never practiced in a
> courtroom (statistically unlikely) OR in trademark law the reading of a
> judicial opinion on the subject and the interpretation of the judges intent
> is something that *MANY* different folks would be considerably better at
> than he.
But none of those "different folks" would be puny non-lawyers like me. Go back
and look at what I said... just as a NFL coach's opinion of Football carries
"more weight" than mine, so does a lawyer's opinion of the law.
> If you want legal advice on this, hire an attorney who specializes in court
> cases involving trademark law and pay the $300 an hour for the advice, OR
> better yet, go talk to an experienced federal judge who has tried cases in
> the patent and trademark area and ask him where he would draw the line.
I'm not looking for legal advice. I'm trusting to the market and to corporate
reality to keep anyone from suing my pants off in the event that I do something
someone doesn't like--I'd expect them to send me a letter saying "stop it!"
first, unless of course I managed to be a major thorn--which would imply some
money coming my way...
But I digress.
DM
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