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by nchmy 613 days ago
That's obviously a lie. And one of his lawyers - the fool that he is - literally confirmed it earlier today in another thread

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41784343

"Despite our sometimes fervent wishes, lawyers don't control clients. We are not puppeteers"
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everforward 613 days ago
I’m somewhat doubting that actually is his lawyer, though no one appears to be denying that it is.

It just feels so very odd. Why would Matt’s lawyer care what people say here? He doesn’t have to convince of us anything. The PR folks would like to convince us of stuff and I wouldn’t be surprised if they showed up, but why legal?

And what kind of lawyer says that about a client in an ongoing case on a public forum using an account in their own name?! It’s a level of unprofessionalism that I struggle to believe a reputable lawyer would engage in. If Matt is unreasonable to the point of needing to make a public comment, Neil should have just forced him to find new council and quit.

I’ll likely never have need for this specific type of council, but if I do there’s a brand new list of people I won’t hire with only a single name on it.

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nchmy 612 days ago
Just read the article that the guy wrote about the trademark and you'll have no choice but to conclude that he got his law degree from an internet college.
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everforward 612 days ago
The article is also far more PR-y than I would have expected; the only law-related item is basically just a very long explanation of consideration and an assertion that what they’ve done counts as consideration. I have no idea if it does or not, but putting a lawyers name at the top doesn’t convince me it’s correct any more than if PR wrote it.

The whole thing is strange, and I can’t figure out why anyone would tie their ship to Matt in this storm. He’s a liability not just to himself, but to everyone supporting him as his antics start to reflect on his supporters. Even if people did support his position, Matt is preventing them from doing so publicly without also looking insane.

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freeAgent 612 days ago
That makes me doubt it’s his lawyer. Lawyers shouldn’t publicly discuss their clients in a manner that paints them in a negative light. Fire the client first.
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lolinder 612 days ago
Matt is the GP post, there's no way he didn't see that comment, and yet he isn't chiming in to say that that isn't actually his lawyer.

Maybe photomatt is also a hacked account and real Matt just hasn't noticed yet?

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