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saysold1 Eternal Order Recovering Cafe addict with only 10795 Posts |
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On Dec 11, 2014, Greg Rostami wrote: Greg- Most attorneys would happily take a case but this is a dead end. The only one that will win is the attorney sending the bill. Let it go friend.
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Dr. J Maggio New user 14 Posts |
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On Dec 11, 2014, Greg Rostami wrote: Viewers would be very upset. Yet, I doubt there would be any legal recourse. And, the NYT is more protected than you because of the specific way the 1st Am is interpreted. (This has to do with issues of commercial speech vs political speech vs freedom of press. It is too complex to discuss here.) Maybe, maybe, you could argue intentional interference of a business relationship... but not all jurisdictions recognize that tort. Plus, again, the fact that it is newspaper makes it tough. It sucks that the NYT exposed. I would be curious what legal theories your friend/ attorney has. If he is free, we can brainstorm. My email is j_maggio@hotmail.com Best, J |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Dr. Maggio-
I think you'd agree, though, that even in the "intentional interference with a business relationship" scenario, the plaintiff would still have to show damages. He'd also have to show that the interference was intentional, and I don't think that humorous reporting on publicly available magic apps would rise to that level. An attorney might also be (and should be) wary of taking on a case that the court will likely find frivolous. |
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mndude Special user 879 Posts |
Greg, take it from someone who's been there. Here's how it works.
You think that a company owes you five, they think they owe you one. You take your case to a lawyer and your lawyer insists they owe you 100. You become excited and begin a case. In the end the company will end up paying you two or three, And both you and the company will end up paying 10 in legal fees. |
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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts |
Or your case gets dismissed as frivolous and you wind up paying legal fees AND court costs.
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RichardAwesome New user 46 Posts |
Roger Ebert was often criticized, in his autumn years especially, for "tipping" endings to movies in his reviews. (especially those he wasn't fond of) And he's got a Pulitzer Prize! I suspect, the majority of Cinefiles, reread his stuff after seeing the films.
I don't see how the two are even remotely connected. I don't see much reason to break this down further. Of course Kit Eaton is no Roger Ebert. In fact I found reading the entire "piece" a bit of an ordeal. Further, I would be hard pressed to imagine anyone that doesn't do this stuff making it through, or even seeking it out. Regardless, I'm not sure it occurred to Kit for one instant he was violating the rules of a club he's not affiliated with. If he did, why would he care? He did his job, and was on to his next "app review." You know the one the overwhelming majority of humanity won't read? It's not like he's the "magic app" reviewer. His next review was an app that manages holiday recipes for cripes sakes! I will also conclude this post (such as it is) by paraphrasing Roger; "Every so often I'll read every word of a monotonous thread on "The Magic Café", only to remind myself life is too short to read every word of a monotonous thread on 'The Magic Café.' PS: I am buying this app immediately! I've come this far after all. |
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