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FunnyJunk's lawyer isn't afraid of the Oatmeal (forbes.com)

11 points by reiichiroh ↗ HN
Charles Carreon seems to be less of an "Internet lawyer" and more of an relic, parading out his outdated work on the sex.com case. He seems to have succeeded in impressing the non-technical masses but has no actual expertise with regards to how the Internet works nowadays.

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MoOmer
Ok, I thought the story was silly at first - but come on. Let the story die.
unimpressive
> but he’s certain he can find some legal recourse for what’s going on right now – “California code is just so long, but there’s something in there about this,” he says.

Hypothesis: If I dig long enough I'll reach china.

He's forgetting a few layers of the earth; at least.

petrilli
I really like the "I'm sure I can find SOMETHING to throw at him". Also, isn't he basically engaging in slander by accusing Matthew of orchestrating these attacks? Everything I've seen the only thing he orchestrated was charity.
earl 

   In his 20 years as a lawyer, he says, he’s written hundreds
   of letters like the one he sent Inman, but the response to
   this one was unique.
Yeah, I hate it when there's pushback to extortion too. But watch yourself, internets: Charles Carreon doesn't afraid of anything
timwoj
> I’ve got the energy, and I’ve got the time.

I'm reading this as "I've lost all of my other clients because I'm clearly not very bright, so I have plenty of time to focus on this fight that I can't possibly win."

jack-r-abbit
> he didn’t seem the least bit fazed by all the negative attention he’s been getting throughout the internets

What is he gonna say? "OMG I'm crapping in my pants over this" Of course he's gonna say he isn't fazed. Lawyers need to have a good poker face or they stand to lose what ever ground they may think they have.

[dead] chubbyheckler
Dear Internet,

This is what we call free publicity by dragging this into the spotlight again and again. Support The Oatmeal if you want financially, then kill the attention on this story.

thanks.