Posted on 11/02/2009 2:41:49 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
In a motion filed in federal district court on Thursday, lawyers representing artist Shepard Fairey in the copyright fight with The Associated Press over his Obama "Hope" poster asked that they be allowed to withdraw from the case and that a Jones Day attorney and a pair of law professors be allowed to replace them.
The move comes a little more than a week after Fairey admitted lying about which AP photograph he used as the basis for his iconic poster -- and then fabricated and destroyed evidence to cover up the truth.
Fairey's present legal team -- led by Anthony Falzone, executive director of Stanford University's Fair Use Project -- write in their motion that "it is no longer prudent or feasible for present counsel to represent plaintiffs in this matter, because these events present a potential for conflicts of interest between counsel and client. This is itself sufficient to justify substitution." The motion goes on to say that withdrawal "is also appropriate here because it 'can be accomplished without material adverse effect on the interests of the client.'" Finally, the lawyers write that "there are additional grounds that for reasons of professional obligation present counsel could explain in camera if the court felt it was necessary."
The motion identifies the lawyers who would take over the case as Jones Day partner Geoffrey Stewart, William Fisher III, director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and John Palfrey, a professor and vice dean at Harvard Law School.
(Excerpt) Read more at nylj.com ...
How do you know he doesn’t have any money? Just curious...
He must have enough for the attorneys; he has certainly been in court enough (sueing and being sued). Legal history at link: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A625022
FR needs a VU ping list! ;)
-- "... these events present a potential for conflicts of interest between counsel and client ...": Some of our other clients are really miffed that we've taken this case. They'll be around long after Fairey's gone... and their pockets are waaaay deeper than his.
-- withdrawal and substitution "... can be accomplished without material adverse effect on the interests of the client ...": This case is so bogus that a naked blind deaf-and-dumb affirmative-action One-L could argue it... and win.
-- "... additional grounds that for reasons of professional obligation present counsel could explain in camera...": Our client is a lying, duplicitous scumbag and we don't mind telling you privately that we'd just as soon be shed of him.
And last, but by no means least:
-- "...Fisher ... and Palfrey ...": Snotfrad cocks a gleeful snook at Haaahvd. Take this and choke on it, you arrogant bustards!
Actually, I think it’s simpler than that. The lawyers who want to drop the case have realized that Fairey is a perjurer and don’t want to get disbarred as accessories.
That works, too. :)
I would absolutely join that!
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