BoingBoing talks back to a nastygram (again)

Behind the menacing letter in question, apparently: a baffling failure to grasp the context in which the phrase “Academic Advantage” appeared on the popular blog.

Filed under: nastygrams, on other blogs

By Walter Olson
January 18, 2011
3 Comments

3 Comments

Now the phrase academic advantage will be paired with douche bag in some web search as a result of this posting.
- January 18, 2011 2:08 PM
- By gasman
And the firm Lazar, Akiva & Yagoubzadeh will be paired with “stupid, abusive lawyers who do not understand intellectual property law or the English language”.
- January 19, 2011 10:25 PM
- By Bill Poser
[…] The law firm in question had sent a nastygram over a blog post that wasn’t even about their client, but merely combined the phrase “academic advantage” with (in comments) the word “scam.” Academic Advantage now says it has “severed its relationship” with the L.A. law firm involved. [California Watch, BoingBoing, earlier] […]
- January 20, 2011 8:26 AM
- By Followup: “Academic Advantage fires law firm that threatened BoingBoing”