Stephen Jones Demands I pull the Jordan Edmund Story

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[navysealdad]

Stephen Jones Demands I pull the Jordan Edmund Story

I got this email yesterday:

Dear William Kerr and Passionate America:

Please be advised that I represent Jordan Edmund. It is our understanding that you and Passionate American are identifying Mr. Edmund with certain Instant Messages ("IMs"). You have indicated that ABC News mistakenly published these alleged Ims and that you should not have been able to obtain this information. Whether this is true or not is beside the point. Without any foundation or legal permission, you are stating that our client is the person associated with the Ims.

 Neither ABC News nor Brian Ross have been error free in their reporting in the past. You should not assume that they are correct now. Like all individuals and institutions, they occasionally make mistakes. Therefore, I respectfully demand that you cease any further efforts to identify our client with these alleged Ims and cease publishing such information on Passionate America.

 

 Neither you nor Passionate American is authorized to use any photograph of him, his name or his personal information. You should consult with an attorney who is experienced in civil and criminal liability regarding the internet. If you are correct that ABC News should not have released the alleged AOL screen name and that ABC News has risked civil and criminal liability because of the unauthorized release, then your republication of the unauthorized release likewise exposes you to possible liability.

Sincerely,

Stephen Jones
JONES, OTJEN, DAVIS, NIXON & JUHL
114 E. Broadway, Suite 1100
P.O. Box 472
Enid, Oklahoma 73702
(580) 242-5500
(580) 242-4556 (fax)
sjones@stephenjoneslaw.com

[ovrtaxt]

So, is their act of publishing this very letter a violation of their demands? haha

[A Citizen Reporter]

Ping a ling

[Mo1]

Neither you nor Passionate American is authorized to use any photograph of him, his name or his personal information

Maybe your client shouldn't have put it on the internet

WOW .. threatening with a lawsuit now, huh?

[Howlin]

He's dreaming if he thinks he can enforce that; it's all over this site.

[Wings-n-Wind]

NSD...

Ask this shyster is he understands the legal premises of reporting on a "public figure"...

AND... "fair use" of copyrighted material....

I doubt it...
Fear not...

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

When an attorney wants this stuff to go down the memory hole, he's scared.

[jennyjenny]

Interesting.

[Mo1]

I wonder how many other internet sites have rec'd this letter??

[AmeriBrit]

Does he also plan on confiscating all the Hard Drives it's been D/L too or just threaten us with law suits as well?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Memory hole ping,....everyone stash stuff on your hard drives....Frey's been running warehouse Sales,,, Maxtor 300GB L01R300 16MB Buffer Ultra ATA/133 - Retail Hard Drive Kit.....

Price:

$

79.99

[b4its2late]

Written like a nervous nelly......

[MikeA]

"Whether this is true or not is beside the point. Without any foundation or legal permission, you are stating that our client is the person associated with the Ims.

I think you just confirmed it's him Mr. Jones.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Outpost is the online outlet for Frey's:

Maxtor 300GB L01R300 16MB Buffer Ultra ATA/133 - Retail Hard Drive Kit

[AmeriBrit]

And also buy 'Depends' stock.

[Mad Dawg]

My pompous retort:

Mr. Jones,

The cat is out of the bag. It was let out of the bag by ABC news, but it was coming out of the bag sooner or later. It may well have been put into the bag by your client. It’s not going to be put back into the bag by letters like yours.

Your client is a public figure. He worked in a political setting and seems to have enjoyed it. That his name and face now appear in a public place is just one more consequence of such work. And even if Passionate America were to pull down every reference to your client, as was said of Lincoln in a nobler connection, “Now he belongs to the ages.” He will not now be able to withdraw from the fray or from the consequences of his actions. The milk is spilled, the horse is out of the barn, the die is cast. There’s no going back.

No, it’s probably not fair. But unless you want to contribute to the already vast literature of lawyer jokes, I’m not sure dire warnings to someone who makes a plausible argument that your client provided the mud for others to sling and is now distressed that his hands are not pristine is the way you want to go.

The best thing, for your client and for the nation is to have persuade your client to make an honest and complete statement of what happened.

Very truly yours,

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Ask me about my Bumper Sticker ....

[kcvl]

"respectfully demand"


He should first tell his idiot client that he shouldn't be putting things on the Internet that he doesn't want known (including his photo).

[Txsleuth]

Well....things are getting a little testy, eh??

I can't imagine that the blogger is in any real trouble.

[thoughtomator]

Truth is an absolute defense, and Jordan Edmunds is a public figure as a result of his own actions. Tell the lawyer he should make an autocopulation attempt.

[nopardons]

He's just being a blowhard and trying to intimidate.