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Lawyer in love

Kirth Gerson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:49:15 -0800

Interview with Marc Randazza Remember the Glenn Beck copyright infringement lawsuit? Did you enjoy the arguments of the defending lawyer?(PDF) That was Marc Randazza.

"With the legal blogosphere, we are back to open courts. In the 1800s, people went to court for entertainment. You could make all sorts of claims, but they had to stand up in front of your friends and neighbors. In a way, that's what is happening now. If you file a case like that, and the legal blogosphere gets wind of it, be prepared for the fall out."

By: mrbill

mrbill — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:10:59 -0800

We need more lawyers like this. By the end of the PDF I was muttering "FINISH HIM!"

By: mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey

mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:25:26 -0800

I hope I'm not the only one who googled "transgender weightlifters having sex with Lego people" after reading this.

By: jock@law

jock@law — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:37:42 -0800

I know Randazza semi-personally. What a great guy.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:38:43 -0800

I hope I'm not the only one who googled "transgender weightlifters having sex with Lego people" after reading this. I Googled it months ago and am surprised to see it reappear in this context.

By: Jody Tresidder

Jody Tresidder — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:51:17 -0800

I loved this "Dipshit Mad Libs" bit from the interview: "She wrote really disturbing stories about child abuse. They weren't true; they were pure fiction. The content was very disturbing, but I focused on the fact that a prosecutor wanted to put an American in jail for writing fiction. FICTION! Once you can focus on that, the content doesn't matter." Why not? "To me, it's a political issue, and it's about living in a free society. You have to have the right to your thoughts. Look, if I were a dictator, I'd love to ban Sarah Palin's new book—it's dipshit Mad Libs—but I believe that the greatest crime is the suppression of thought."

By: vilthuril

vilthuril — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:54:39 -0800

Jubal Harshaw, is that you?

By: muddgirl

muddgirl — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:38:07 -0800

This list was apparently written by his secretary.

By: chillmost

chillmost — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:49:10 -0800

This interview helped remind me that lawyers are people too.

By: bearwife

bearwife — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:18:56 -0800

This interview helped remind me that lawyers are people too. As I am a person and a lawyer, I am relieved. It would be nice if we could avoid lawyer bashing on MeFi.

By: autoclavicle

autoclavicle — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:24:17 -0800

I think his Glenn Beck brief is funny but he seems to have some issues with women, going from the list his secretary wrote ("One day he asked me if I was pregnant because 'Your boobs look way bigger today.'" Not an employment lawyer, apparently!) and stuff on his blog ("Of course, if I was married to a bitch that looked like an Amish man, I'd be a bit screwed up too.").

By: brain_drain

brain_drain — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:18 -0800

I am glad this guy is practicing law. I am also glad not all lawyers are like him.

By: rodgerd

rodgerd — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:51:14 -0800

On the one hand, he's a great lawyer. On the other hand, he seems like kind of an arsehole, if his secretary is any guide.

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:51 -0800

It may be pedantic, but please, please, please, the Glenn Beck case had nothing whatsoever to do with copyright infringement: it was alleged cybersquatting, which is in a completely different branch of intellectual property law. Nor was it, strictly speaking, a lawsuit...