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The obvious reply | 438 comments | Create New Account
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And the equally obvious response to that is...
Authored by: Cassandra on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 03:35 PM EDT
Jonathan Schwartz said "we didn't feel we had any grounds", not "I didn't". So he obviously asked someone else's opinion on the subject.

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  • Or ... - Authored by: alisonken1 on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 08:43 PM EDT
    • Or ... - Authored by: w30 on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 10:26 PM EDT
      • Or ... - Authored by: PJ on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 10:31 PM EDT
The obvious reply
Authored by: jvillain on Thursday, April 26 2012 @ 04:43 PM EDT
It doesn't really matter any way. If I as a principal in a publishing company
and I tell the world that it is OK for them to copy a book as say a promotional
gimmick. I can't then turn around and sue people later for copying the book
because I still own the copy rights. People will have acted in good faith based
on my comments.

If McNeally had an issue with what was going on he had a responsibility to get
it corrected and out in the public so the world knew.

As for the legal department. Their gig is to implement the business decisions of
management. They may give advise and may refuse if it is obviously illegal.
Other than that their job is to do as their are told just like the rest of us
schmucks.

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