tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post113139613447287297..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: Nigerians, Amazon.com, and CopyrightWilliam Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-30378641883497159902009-05-19T07:49:00.000-04:002009-05-19T07:49:00.000-04:00amazon is partaker of the sale of the book and so ...amazon is partaker of the sale of the book and so violated his rightsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1131446914055620282005-11-08T05:48:00.000-05:002005-11-08T05:48:00.000-05:00Dear Anonymous:Your concern is one of the reasons ...Dear Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Your concern is one of the reasons I decided to post the issue: here we had a foreign pro se plaintiff against two law firms. I think the responsibility lies with the court to ensure it has the information to render a fair adjudication. In the Itar-Tass case, I was appointed an expert to the Second Circuit by that court precisely because it felt the litigants hadn't briefed or explored the relevant issues.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see the briefs to see what was argued before I figure out the role of amazon.com's counsel.William Patryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1131440733294589832005-11-08T04:05:00.000-05:002005-11-08T04:05:00.000-05:00I assume neither of your excellent points of law w...I assume neither of your excellent points of law were appropriately briefed by Amazon's counsel - - if they had been the outcome may have been very different as you suggest. Where do you stand on the need for expert copyright counsel to more directly guide a court that doesn't exhibit the same level of familiarity with the law? We are as litigators required to act as officers of the court at the same time as we must zealously represent the interests of our clients.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com