Hi, Tom, In some jurisdictions (like Canada, with the exception of British Columbia), contingincy fees are not allowed. Here, lawyers are not allowed to bill on a percentage of the winnings. Helps stop frivolous law-suits, and ridiculous damage claims, too.
regards, frank T Rittenhouse wrote: > Bill, if you have to pay to defend your rights, either there is no real > money involved, or you have no case. There are many attorneys who will > readily take a percentage if they smell money in it. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:30 PM > Subject: Re: All pentax manuals on 1 CDROM > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Len Paris > > Subject: Re: All pentax manuals on 1 CDROM > > > > > > > Copyright is only meaningful if it's defended. If it's not > > > defended, it's abandoned. We must have a real lawyer on board > > > here who can settle this. > > > > > > Len > > > > Not a real lawyer, but somewhat of a lay expert. Your view on > > the subject is spot on. > > One must also factor in the cost of defending copyright. Even if > > you want to defend your rights, it can be onerously expensive to > > do it. > > Often, it is not who is right, but who has the deepest pockets > > who wins. > > We call this "justice". > > > > William Robb > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
