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michael_dorfman
on Feb 15, 2012
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How a big movie studio (unfairly) forced a student...
The technical term is "barratry", and it is illegal in some jurisdictions, but not all.
shareme
on Feb 15, 2012
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I thought it was illegal in all jurisdictions?
michael_dorfman
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Not according to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barratry
(Note: I am not a lawyer.)
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