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Are there really still companies out there that don't know that such a needlessly hostile response will attract a lot of unwanted attention? Or do companies jus
by rcthompson 15y ago
Are there really still companies out there that don't know that such a needlessly hostile response will attract a lot of unwanted attention? Or do companies just do whatever their lawyers tell them to, and then their lawyers tell them to do whatever is most likely to lead to a costly legal battle (i.e. in the interest of the lawyer, but not necessarily in the best interest of the company)?
Or, to put it more bluntly, what did they expect to accomplish with this C&D letter? Did they seriously believe that he would just do whatever they said to?
- kevinalexbrown 15y ago1) The lawyer is in-house, apparently. Maybe he bills by the hour, but I'm guessing not? 2) By providing a lengthy, specific c&d letter I'm guessing they get more leverage in settlement. At present, the C&D hasn't really cost them much; they can weigh the EFF response and decide whether or not to invest more resources. What's the worst that can happen with such a C&D? either the defendant gets scared, or beefs up legal protection and Carrier drops the suit.
- TeMPOraL 15y ago> What's the worst that can happen with such a C&D? Bad press. Lots of bad press.
- jobu 15y agoIf their lawyer never thought beyond the client/defendant in this case then that lawyer should lose their job. The worst that can happen as a result of this C&D is 1) The Streisand Effect 2) Major news organizations smell blood in the water and decide to ramp up coverage 3) Lawsuits and Senate hearings If the WSJ picks this up like they did the UDID, you can say goodbye to Carrier and all of the data they collect.
- noonespecial 15y agoA lawyer can tell you what you can do legally. They are good at that. A lawyer can't really tell you what you should do to further your business agenda. They're unusually terrible at that.