Comments on: Not to be a lawyer apologist . . . http://www.ignorantiajuris.com/2008/04/06/not-to-be-a-lawyer-apologist/ Ignorant of the law, but a little less so every day Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: admin http://www.ignorantiajuris.com/2008/04/06/not-to-be-a-lawyer-apologist/#comment-21 admin Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:35:31 +0000 http://www.ignorantiajuris.com/?p=109#comment-21 Looking at it, I realize I should have been more specific. Because Alistair is right, corporations (and government) can afford more lawyers, said lawyers are essentially a tool being used to assist in efforts to shape the internet. But other lawyers will take action, many on their own accord, to resist that shaping. Looking at it, I realize I should have been more specific. Because Alistair is right, corporations (and government) can afford more lawyers, said lawyers are essentially a tool being used to assist in efforts to shape the internet. But other lawyers will take action, many on their own accord, to resist that shaping.

]]> By: Alistair http://www.ignorantiajuris.com/2008/04/06/not-to-be-a-lawyer-apologist/#comment-20 Alistair Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:48:16 +0000 http://www.ignorantiajuris.com/?p=109#comment-20 Hopefully you're right. My concerns are more with legislation that's politically backed, and the fact that corporations, backed by the profit motive, can afford to pay more lawyers than the "free" causes. GOOG stuck up for data privacy when other search engines capitulated -- a bright sign IMHO -- but that doesn't always happen. How many companies have mission statements about how evil they will be? Anyway, glad it triggered some thought. I have to say that the response -- both from those who read the piece as intended, and those who jumped on a particular pet topic -- has been surprising... Hopefully you’re right. My concerns are more with legislation that’s politically backed, and the fact that corporations, backed by the profit motive, can afford to pay more lawyers than the “free” causes. GOOG stuck up for data privacy when other search engines capitulated — a bright sign IMHO — but that doesn’t always happen. How many companies have mission statements about how evil they will be?

Anyway, glad it triggered some thought. I have to say that the response — both from those who read the piece as intended, and those who jumped on a particular pet topic — has been surprising…

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