A Tense Incident, written by Leonard Pierce
SIMPKINS: Of course we have a case. How can we…why would you say we don’t have a case.MARTELLI: I know the judges in this town.
SIMPKINS: I don’t know judges?
MARTELLI: You know judges in Tennessee. It’s totally different.
SIMPKINS: We don’t have intellectual property law in Nashville? We don’t have copyright infringement?
MARTELLI: You don’t have nuisance suits? There’s no infringement here. There’s no loss of revenue. You’re just exposing us to ridicule and risking our standing in the profession.
SIMPKINS: There’s loss of revenue, all right. This is clearly a deliberate attempt to create confusion in the minds of consumers. There’s no free speech provision for that, not even under parody.
MARTELLI: I’m telling you, it’s a totally different thing he’s doing. The judges in this town will throw you out on your ass.
SIMPKINS: How is it different? Explain to me how it’s different.
MARTELLI: He’s Bear Lawyer. We’re Lawyerbear.
SIMPKINS: …and?
MARTELLI: We got one thing: a bear who’s a lawyer. He could be any number of things: a lawyer for bears, a lawyer against bears, a lawyer who specializes in bear-related cases, a lawyer named Bear…
SIMPKINS: You gotta be kidding me. It’s weak. I say we roll the dice and shut that bastard down.
MARTELLI: I say it’s a fool’s errand and we’d be crazy to do it.
SIMPKINS: Well, it’s not up to you, is it?
MARTELLI: No. And it’s not up to you, either.
SIMPKINS: Well, boss? What’s the verdict?
LAWYERBEAR: GARAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHH
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