And Matthew Inman’s retort to attorney Charles Carreon is already assuming mythical Internet status. [Popehat, BoingBoing and more, Kennerly, Ars Technica, Lowering the Bar]
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on June 13, 2012
And Matthew Inman’s retort to attorney Charles Carreon is already assuming mythical Internet status. [Popehat, BoingBoing and more, Kennerly, Ars Technica, Lowering the Bar]
Tagged as: libel slander and defamation, nastygrams, Streisand effect, trademarks

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Given the repetitive nature of this type of event, it strikes me as odd that some legal entity hasn’t put on a CE course about the ravages of the Streisand Effect.
Or, maybe these guys are believers in the “any publicity no matter how negative is better than none at all.”
Or, maybe their train of thought is, “Hey, I’m a lawyer, I’m above the law.”
In any case, it’s good to see that Bab’s namesake is still alive and well.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
When you are a lawyer…….
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