I like lawyers, I consider a few to be friends, but I have to question how some of these people made it into college, much less pass the bar. I got a letter today regarding Agilepeople, which I have never even heard of until today, and they decided apparently since the site uses WordPress I was the “hosting company” and I should provide the “name, address, and telephone number of the owner of agilepeople.org. If we cannot secure the information from you regarding the identity of person or persons who are infringing on our client’s legal rights, we will have no other recourse but to consider litigation.” But wait, it gets better! I call the number on the stationary and apparently the lawyer who sent this doesn’t even have the correct number on the letter.
Hey, OSS can be distracting at the beginning 😛
So, will this be a big case? 😉
Heh. I think in a case like that I’d mail them back a copy of the man page for
whois…I’d mail them the WHOIS page alright, along with a bill for your consulting services. Let your conscience be your guide, Matt! 😉
What, exactly, did that site do, anyway?
This lawyer didn’t pass the bar, he stopped at it and downed a few pints before writing your letter. That might explain the incorrect phone number. I can’t get sued for for writing this can I?
Hi Photo Matt,
Sorry the lawyers are harrassing you. They are bugging me at work as well. Its all unlawful activities that they are being charged with by the National Labor Relations Board. If you want, send me back the lawyer’s name and I’ll be happy to set him straight— agilepeople@comcast.net
Agilepeople is a group of knowledge workers and engineers who are fighting back for our rights as US citizens to protect our jobs and bargain collectively. We are starting at Agilent Technologies, but the case has national implications for all employees whose jobs are networked enough to be globalized. See the unbiased news article at: Mercury News.
Best regards,
John Rose
You’ve discovered something I encounter every day in my practice – some lawyers are just dumbasses.
Lawyer, Doctor, Engineer, Scientist, Environmentalist…none are by definition “smart”. They are simply degreed. There is a big difference.