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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: BRINKEMA'S DECISION I
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av282@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Martin G. V. Hunt)

>PDBart (pdbart@aol.com) writes:
> In article <4f0u3i$254@maureen.teleport.com>, richieb@teleport.com
> (RichieB) writes:
>
> [Andrew Greenberg wrote:]
>>>    I, myself, was subjected on a.r.s. to ridicule and personal assaults
>>> for predicting that Judge Brinkema would find against Mr. Lerma on the
>>> infringement question and fair use defense.
>>
>>There was a bit more to it than that, I think.  Part of what really
>>pissed people off was a statement of yours equating critics'
>>methods to those of the Scientologists', or something to that effect.
>>
>>It was a complicated situation, and I'm not blaming you, but I
>>don't think it was a black and white as you seem to be painting
>>it.
>
> True.  And Mr. Greenberg conveniently forgets that he didn't really
> predict the outcome of the Lerma suit--he lumped all three suits together
> in his commentary.  I'm not a lawyer, but it's pretty obvious that there
> are significant differences between the three suits against Lerma,
> Wollersheim, and Erlich--differences that Mr. Greenberg conveniently
> ignored.  In short, he posted without having full possession of the facts.
>
> Added to his other flaws was his attitude of superiority (unwarranted, in
> my opinion) toward the other posters to this newsgroup ("casting pearls
> before swine", anyone?), as though only he had the one true answer, and if
> we would bow down to him, he would deign to reveal it to us.
>
> I did not think he was a Scientologist, but I did think he was a
> pretentious, obnoxious twit.  He got justifiably flamed for that and
> subsequently left the group in a huff.  I, for one, did not miss him.
>
> -Paul
>
>Seconded.  He was, as someone most aptly put it, a stuffed shirt. ;)
>He won't be missed.  Hell, I'm not sure I even remember his name.
>
>Your post was one of the best pimple-pops I've seen in a while, Paul;
>thanks! ;)
>
>ttyl,
>martin.

    Now kids.

    You mustn't behave in this way.  Andy has come grovelling
    back to us and basically given us his forgiveness in the form
    of more of his "pearls".

    We need to invite him to have his say in a more civilized 
    forum.  We should welcome him and show him to what degree we 
    appreciate his spin on things.

    Whether you thought "God, thank you for getting rid of that
    pompous twit" or not.  Give it a try.

    We all might learn something.

          Rev. Dennis L Erlich   * * the inFormer * *
                 <dennis.l.erlich@support.com>
                     <inForm@primenet.com>

  "There are two classes of citizen in the US: those who can
   afford 'equal justice under the law' and the rest of us."