On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Doug Meerschaert wrote:
> Alec A. Burkhardt wrote:
>
> >I must say I am a little concerned that you would even think you could get
> >better legal advice on this issue on this list than from your own
> >attorney.
> >
> Except on the terms of the OGL, which most people on this list are more
> familiar with than most lawyers.
Except knowledge of the OGL provides you with absolutely no insight of
value in answering Maggie's question. The fact that anyone thinks
understanding the OGL would qualify them to even attempt to answer
Maggie's question is exactly why I'm concerned about her asking the
question on this list.
And while most people on this list are more familiar with the OGL than a
lawyer pulled out of the blue, that's only because such lawyers haven't
seen or examined the OGL. Give any competent lawyer a copy of the OGL and
I'll bet their understanding of it is as good as this list. It's really a
very uncomplicated legal document. So if someone has PAID a lawyer for
their advice on an issue, I highly doubt this list is going to give better
advice. And that's been proven true in this example, as Maggie's attorney
was completely correct and many on this list have been questioning his
advice.
alec
(the guy with a law degree who isn't an attorney)
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