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Shoddy legal advice

Posted Nov 21, 2003 16:56 UTC (Fri) by zonker (guest, #7867)
Parent article: A new source of anti-GPL FUD

Isn't there some kind of law against a lawyer intentionally giving shoddy legal advice? If Steve Henry has actually read the GPL, he would realize that the GPL cannot force the release of a company's IP under the GPL, it can only force the company to cease distributing the GPL'ed code incorporated into the product. I think someone should contact the Massachusetts bar to see if they might take action against Henry unless he retracts this...

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Shoddy legal advice

Posted Nov 24, 2003 20:09 UTC (Mon) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link]

Even if there were, it would be up to a lawyer to take the
"bad" lawyer down. Never happen.

A lawyer will file suit on behalf of a client against another
lawyer's client. But when was the last time you ever heard
of a lawyer filing suit against another lawyer?

Never happen.

That's like trying to find a judge guilty, or
a lawyer's ex trying to get a fair hearing.

never happen.