Re: What's the legality of using video footage shot in public spaces??

I think I meant un-compensable.

Damn that spell-check !

Steve



"Steve Guidry" <steveguidry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Never forget that a lawyer can't bring a lawsuit without a client who
> wants
> > him to sue. Ambulance chasers wouldn't earn a living unless there are
> also
> > plaintiffs.
>
> I do a fair amount of work for plaintiff lawyers, mostly successful ones.
> And one thing that strikes me is that they seem to be pretty picky about
the
> work they take.
>
> That got me thinking about why they would be so picky, and here's what I
> came up with : most of the cases I've seen require literally hundreds, if
> not thousands of hours of work. All of this is work that would be almost
> _completely_ uncompressible should their client not prevail. This is a
> pretty good motivator for them to NOT file frivolous cases. After all,
who
> wants to spend a year of his life or more, pay his associates,
researchers,
> paralegals and secretaries for all that work (remember these folks aren't
> even on profit-sharing, let alone a percentage basis) and then collect zip
> for all the efforts. And I'd hate to be him/her at the next partner's
> meeting after such a loss. It'd be a bitch having to face all those
> colleagues who believed in you enough to stake the money and reputation on
> you - - a loser.
>
> Steve
>
>
>


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